PESHAWAR, Jan 12: At least six policemen including a senior officer were killed and three others injured today in a blast targeting a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
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The vehicle was on patrol duty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Tank district when unidentified miscreants targeted it with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Those killed in the blast include a Station House Officer, a Sub-Inspector, three Elite Force personnel, and a driver, police said.
The three injured officers were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where some of them are reported to be critical.
Provincial Chief Minister Sohail Afridi condemned the attack, terming it “highly tragic” and “deplorable”. (PTI)
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