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title: "869kg of explosives used in Kohat police lines attack"
description: "Most outlets reported the use of 869kg of explosives in the September 18 attack on Kohat police lines, citing a Bomb Disposal Unit report. Aaj News focused primarily on the explosive weight and the source of the information, while Pakistan Observer added details about 25 casualties and the recovery of IEDs and a suicide vest."
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# 869kg of explosives used in Kohat police lines attack

pakistan · updated 23 Sep 2026, 9:34 AM PKT · 22–23 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the use of 869kg of explosives in the September 18 attack on Kohat police lines, citing a Bomb Disposal Unit report. Aaj News focused primarily on the explosive weight and the source of the information, while Pakistan Observer added details about 25 casualties and the recovery of IEDs and a suicide vest.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Pakistan Observer** — [869kg Explosives Used in Kohat Police Lines Attack; 25 martyred, IEDs and Suicide Vest Recovered](https://pakobserver.net/869kg-explosives-used-in-kohat-police-lines-attack-25-martyred-ieds-and-suicide-vest-recovered/) · 23 Sep 2026, 9:34 AM PKT
  > KOHAT, September 22, 2026 : Approximately 869 kilograms of explosive material was used in the September 18 terrorist attack on…
- **Aaj News (English)** — [869kg of explosives used in Kohat police lines attack: Report](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330473415/869kg-of-explosives-used-in-kohat-police-lines-attack-report) · 22 Sep 2026, 10:59 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > More than 869 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack on the Old Police Lines in Kohat on September 18, according to a Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) report submitted to the Central Police Office. The report said an explosives-laden vehicle was used to target the police lines when Friday prayers were underway at a mosque in the densely populated Hangu Road area. Following the blast, armed m...

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- [Kohat mosque and police compound attacked, 23 killed](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9196-several-injured-in-explosion-near-kohat-police-lines) · 21 Sep 2026 · 19 outlets · 4 developments · 83% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 22–23 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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