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Suicide car bombing at a security post in northwestern Pakistan kills 11 people, officials say

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The attack happened Tuesday evening in Bannu , a district in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban , known as the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, claimed responsibility.

There was no immediate comment by the government, but the security and intelligence officials said security personnel were carrying out an operation targeting those who orchestrated the attack.

Pakistan has witnessed a steady increase in violence since November 2022 .