ICC Note:

Militants attacked a Pakistani military facility and then orchestrated another attack across the Afghan-Pakistan border. In total, three troops were killed. Such attacks may not target Christians, but the instability and fear created by the attacks can endanger Christians who are often overlooked and ignored by law enforcement.

3/17/2017 Pakistan (Washington Post) – A pair of suicide bombers attacked a Pakistani training facility belonging to the country’s frontier troops early on Friday, killing an officer, while an overnight cross-border attack in the Khyber tribal region killed two troops, officials said.

According to Liaquat Ali Khan, the commandant of the Frontier Constabulary, the attackers sneaked into the training facility in northwestern Pakistan to try to “cause maximum casualties.”

Over 70 recruits were staying at the facility, located near the town of Charsadda. Khan said the guards quickly responded and a shootout with the attackers set off their explosives’ vests. One of the guards died in the explosion while two officers were wounded, he added.

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