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Three policemen killed in ambush
[DAWN] QUETTA: Three coppers were killed and the district police officer (DPO) of Sherani was maimed in an attack in Loralai area of Zhob division on Tuesday.Those killed included two guards and a driver of DPO Shakir Kakar, who were in the official vehicle. Official sources said the DPO had gone to Loralai to attend a meeting with a deputy inspector general. After the meeting, he was returning to Sherani when his official vehicle came under fire in Spira Ragha area, 37km from Loralai town. DPO Kakar and his driver were critically injured and his two guards was struck down in his prime as they had received multiple bullet injuries. The DPO and the driver were taken to the Loralai District Hospital where the latter died. Shakir Kakar, who suffered multiple bullet wounds, was shifted to Quetta in helicopter. Police sources said the gunnies hiding on the mountains opened fire on the DPO's vehicle with automatic weapons. Personnel of the Frontier Constabulary and police force mounted a search for the attackers with the help of helicopters but to no avail. No one has grabbed credit for the ambush. However, we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... local administration suspected that a holy warrior group, which had killed six security personnel in an attack on their checkpoint last month, might have been involved in the fresh assault. Posted by: Fred 2015-03-05 |
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