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Massive 869 kg Explosives Used in Kohat Suicide Blast, 21 Dead
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News18•22-09-2026, 17:00
Massive 869 kg Explosives Used in Kohat Suicide Blast, 21 Dead
- •A suicide blast in Kohat district, Pakistan, last week used nearly 870 kgs of explosives, killing 21 people, including 16 policemen.
- •Militants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a mosque during Friday prayers on September 18 and stormed nearby police facilities.
- •A bomb disposal unit's report confirmed 869 kilograms of explosives were used, creating a crater 6.6 by 11 feet wide and 4.6 feet deep.
- •Security forces killed eight militants in a clearance operation after the attackers entered the old Police Lines compound and fortified a position.
- •Unexploded material, including two IEDs and a suicide vest with four IEDs, was recovered and defused; Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed responsibility.
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Authorities reported that nearly 870 kgs, specifically 869 kilograms, of highly powerful explosive materials were used in the suicide blast at a mosque in Pakistan's Kohat district.
A little-known militant group named Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, which is an alliance formed in April 2025 comprising the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, Harakat Inqilab-e-Islami Pakistan, and Lashkar-e-Islam, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The explosion killed 21 people, including 16 policemen, and injured 103 others, most of whom were police personnel. The blast also created a large crater and caused extensive structural damage at the mosque and nearby police facilities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
