Pakistani Taliban attack that killed 23 in northwest - in pictures
The aftermath of a suspected militant attack against a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, one of several assaults in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on October 10, when about 20 security and paramilitary officers were reported to have been killed in the region. All images EPA
According to Muhammed Adnan, Deputy Superintendent of Police, 13 officers were injured and at least three militants were shot dead at a training centre in Dera Ismail Khan
Pakistani security officials inspect the scene following a suspected militants attack against a police station in Dera Ismail Khan. The assault came during a spate of violence against security forces across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
Seven policemen were killed as a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the gate of the training school. That was followed by a gun attack. Five people, including three civilians, were killed in a separate clash in Bajaur district. Reports say 11 paramilitary troops were killed in the border Khyber district
A Pakistani security official inspects the scene at Dera Ismail Khan
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks in messages on social media. The group is separate to but closely linked with the Afghan Taliban