Peshawar, Mar 4 (PTI) The security forces foiled a terrorists' attack on a cantonment in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.

Two suicide bombers detonated themselves near the wall of Bannu Cantonment in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the evening.

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After a breach in the wall, five to six attackers attempted to enter the cantonment but were neutralised, police added.

The Hafiz Gul Bahadur affiliated Jaish-Al Fursan, in a statement, claimed the attack in Bannu, adding that two vehicles full of explosives were detonated.

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Operations in the area are still ongoing, police added.

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