Police say 2 explosions in northwest Pakistan wound several police officers

2 blasts in NW Pakistan wound police officers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say two explosions in a northwest Pakistani city have wounded several police officers.

Police official Saleem Khan says the blasts went off minutes apart Thursday near a police facility in Bannu, a town near Pakistan’s tribal belt.

The exact nature of the explosions was unclear, and no militant group immediately claimed responsibility.

However, the explosions follow a suicide bombing that killed 17 people — most of them police — in the Khyber tribal region on Wednesday.

Pakistan has waged an army offensive against Taliban fighters in the tribal areas, while the U.S. has pursued the militants with missile strikes.