4 killed after attack on police check post in Pakistan | Video

Kohat, Pakistan, Jan 10 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Basit Gilani) A civilian and three policemen lost their lives after heavily armed militants opened fire at a police checkpost in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.

The attack near a toll plaza in Kohat district is the latest in a wave of militant strikes that has killed 12 police officers this week in the volatile region of Pakistan.

“A group of terrorists attacked a police check post near Lachi Toll Plaza on the Indus Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, in which three policemen and one civilian were killed,” police spokesperson Fazal Naeem told EFE.

FOOTAGE OF THE FUNERAL OF THE FOUR VICTIMS ON WEDNESDAY IN KOHAT, PAKISTAN.

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Date: 10/01/2024 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Unrest and conflicts » Massacre
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 31 seconds
Reference: 7001326398
Relevance: Normal