At least 10 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, officials told news agency AP.
The attack occurred in Kohat district, where militants targeted vehicles carrying police officers, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the attackers and security forces, local police official Faisal Khan said.
Khan confirmed that two senior police officers were among those killed. He added that the gunbattle was still underway, but did not share further details.
No militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.