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6 die in Islamist attack on convoy
A militant attack on a police convoy near the city of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least six policemen.Several others were wounded, including the district police officer, in the attack Friday on the Indus Highway. Local media say the militants armed with rockets ambushed the convoy, which was on its way from Peshawar to Kohat. A wounded driver was able to reach Kohat, were the wounded were rushed to a hospital. A police contingent was sent to the area after the attack. Earlier Friday, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a convoy of NATO containers in northwestern Pakistan, killing a driver and wounding another person. Local tribal police official Khan Dad said the gunmen opened fire from the nearby mountains as the convoy entered Pakistan from Afghanistan in the troubled Khyber region. Posted by: badanov 2013-05-25 |
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