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Policeman killed, two others injured in Swat attack
[DAWN] MINGORA: A police official was killed and two others injured when gunnies ambushed their official vehicle in Manglore locality of the Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... valley late on Monday night. This was the second attack of its kind in 24 hours. Earlier on Sunday, a member of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) and his guard were rubbed out by assailants in the district. Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Marwat said that the police van was on routine patrol duty when assailants opened fire on it, causing injuries to three personnel of the special police force. "One policeman, Fazal Wahid, departed this vale of tears while two others, Zahir Shah and Ubaidullah, were shifted to Saidu Teaching Hospital for treatment," he said. The assailants managed to escape. Local residents said that gunshots echoed through the area for a long time. DPO Marwat said that such timid actions would not discourage police personnel, adding that the culprits would be tossed in the clink Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! soon. Sometime later, police and security forces cordoned off the area to conduct a search operation and detained around 50 suspects. This was the second such incident in the area in 24 hours as gunnies rubbed out VDC member Mohammad Khan and his police guard at Bara Bandai village in Kabal tehsil on Sunday. Over 50 VDC members and 42 personnel of the special police force have been killed in assassinations since 2009. In the current year alone, police have come under attack at least five times, resulting in the deaths of four personnel and leaving five others injured. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-26 |
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