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Quadcopter Strike on Tank Madrassa Injures Nine Children

The strike prompted a police investigation alongside fresh protests in Tank.

Overview

  • Police said a quadcopter hit a madrassa in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, injuring nine children aged 8 to 15 who were taken to hospital.
  • The drone approached from an unknown direction, and investigators are working to determine its source and purpose.
  • Residents held a protest after the incident, and a jirga paused the sit-in until Monday following talks with district officials.
  • Officials have reported a rise this year in militant use of commercial quadcopters to deliver explosive devices in the province.
  • One day earlier, a quadcopter attack in Kurram’s Gondalabad injured four children, with security forces launching a probe and tightening local measures.