On 3 November 2023, a bombing occurred in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in which five people were killed and more than 20 injured.
The bombing targeted a police patrol car. The explosives were planted in a motorcycle and detonated near the police car. Heavy gunfire followed the explosion. The incident took place near a bus stop in the Tank Adda area of the city.
Five people were killed by the explosion. More than 20 others were injured, some of whom were said to be in critical condition.
After the blast, rescue teams reached the spot for relief activities. Law enforcement agencies also reached the spot. Emergency measures were implemented in the hospitals of Dera Ismail Khan.
Initially, the nature of the explosion was not known