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Blast in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan kills several people

Pakistan Taliban (TTP) claims responsibility for attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Al Jazeera•

At least 11 security personnel have been killed and 30 others were wounded in a suicide bombing at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, police told Al Jazeera.

The attack took place on Saturday in the Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.

Armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Pakistan Taliban or TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.