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Four policemen injured in bomb, rocket attacks
 [Pak Daily Times] At least two kabooms and rocket attacks targeting the security forces injured four coppers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... 's Bannu and Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. districts and Khyber Agency on Wednesday, security officials said Wednesday. Two members of the Khasadar Force were maimed in an kaboom near a security checkpost in Khyber tribal region's Jamrud Tehsil, which borders Peshawar. According to security officials, the device, which was planted near the Takhta Beg checkpoint in Jamrud, went kaboom!Wednesday morning. The two injured personnel of the Khasadar Force were shifted to Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar for medical treatment, and their condition was stated as stable. In another incident, two coppers were maimed when Death Eaters targeted police in Bannu District, gateway to North Wazoo where Taliban hold sway. At least 12 rockets were fired at the police checkpost, the officials said, adding that police retaliated and repulsed the attackers. The attack left two police personnel injured. In Peshawar, a convoy of security forces heading towards the border between Peshawar and Khyber tehsil was targeted with a roadside kaboom near Achini Bala area on Peshawar's Ring Road. The convoy escaped unhurt, the officials said. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-14 |
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