Deadly overnight raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
Summary
A violent attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan killed 11 police officers and 15 attackers after a gunfight. The attack took place in the Hangu district near Afghanistan, with security forces fighting the militants for about an hour.Key Facts
- The attack happened overnight at the Khazina police post in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- 11 police officers died, including a senior officer named Diyar Khan who led backup forces.
- Security forces killed 15 militants during the gunbattle.
- More than 24 police officers were injured in the attack.
- Militants used heavy weapons and ambushed reinforcements on the way, damaging an armored vehicle.
- No group claimed the attack, but suspicion points to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a known militant group active in the area.
- The TTP is linked to the Afghan Taliban, who returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
- Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of sheltering TTP militants; Afghanistan denies this.
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