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BANNU: Taliban suicide bombers dressed in burqas stormed old city police station in Bannu on Monday, sparking gunbattles near the militant stronghold of North Waziristan, officials said.The militants threw hand grenades and opened fire on the building used by police intelligence, senior police official Nisar Ahmed told."One suicide bomber blew himself up, while the other was shot dead by police," Ahmed said.Three policemen were wounded, but an officer who was initially reported dead is still alive and in a coma, Ahmed added.Police vehicles were destroyed and the building also damaged, he said.The army's quick reaction unit was called in to assist police, military officials said.A senior Army official confirmed the police account of the attack."The situation is stable now," he added.Security forces have held four suspected policemen and a citizen and transferred them to an undisclosed location.Police had earlier said up to five militants attacked the building, where the attack forced a curfew in the city, 150 miles (240 kilometres) southwest from the capital Islamabad.Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility in a telephone call.