About 200 inmates escape , 35 of them high - ranking militants , an official says . Bombs have been found and bodies were recovered . During the fighting that followed the assault at the prison in the city of Dera Ismail Khan , four police officials and five militants were killed , said Shoukat Yousafzai , the provincial information minister . The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack . Official says four prison guards and five inmates were killed in the attack .
About 200 inmates escape , 35 of them high - ranking militants , an official says . Bombs have been found and bodies were recovered . The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack . Official says four prison guards and five inmates were killed in the attack .