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Militants Ambush Police Vehicles in Northwestern Pakistan, Killing at Least 10 Officers
By Maya Wilson
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Militants ambushed police vehicles in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 10 officers, including two senior officers, according to local police cited by The Associated Press.
The attack took place in Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, AP reported from Peshawar.
A gunbattle was still underway at the time of AP’s reporting, and the casualty toll could change as the situation develops.
AP reported that local police said at least 10 officers had been killed. The report did not provide a count of people injured.
No group had claimed responsibility for the attack, and officials had not attributed it to any organization. AP noted that suspicion would likely fall on the Pakistani Taliban, known as the TTP, but said officials had not identified the group as responsible.
The circumstances surrounding the ambush were still developing in the initial reporting. No further details were provided about the number of attackers or the full sequence of events.
Update: Dawn, Pakistan’s national newspaper, reported at least 12 officers injured in the attack on a police party in Gumbat tehsil, Kohat. Dawn’s updated reporting confirmed the toll of 10 officers killed and, citing a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police statement, reported 18 attackers killed. The Daily Star carried a lower count of attackers killed; the figure of 18 is attributed to the provincial police via Dawn and is not independently confirmed.
— Maya Wilson, World Desk
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