Blasts, gunfire rock Bannu as terrorists storm check post

Men riding a bike turn back from a roadblock as they watch smoke rising, following an explosion after suspected militants attempted to storm the Bannu cantonment, on Monday.—AFP

• ‘Timely response averts major disaster’ but firing continues, officials say
• Casualties feared amid reports of damages to homes, shops

LAKKI MARWAT: An attempt by ‘terrorists’ to infiltrate the cantonment area in Bannu city was ‘foiled’ through a timely response by security forces on Monday morning, officials said.