The police van was attacked with the remote-controlled bomb at Sardi Khel town in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said. The area borders North Waziristan tribal region, considered a hub of Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives.
The attack left two policemen dead and five more injured, the officials said. The injured were taken to a hospital in Bannu city. Security forces launched a massive crackdown against militants following the attack.
Officials said police had seized two bags containing explosives at Miryan Road in Bannu district and defused them. A suicide attacker had yesterday rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into Miryan police station, killing 20 people, a majority of them security personnel, and injuring over 15 others.
Several persons praying at a mosque near the police station were among the dead.
The funeral of the 20 people killed in the suicide attack was held today amidst touching scenes.
Published 13 January 2011, 07:52 IST