Pakistan
Pakistan: Five cops die as bandits attack them in Sindh
Karachi, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani police personnel were killed as bandits attacked them in the Sindh Province of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
The attack left two cops hurt.
According to DIG Javed Jaskani, a police camp was set up in Kacha for an operation to recover hostages in the area, reports The Express Tribune.
More than 150 dacoits attacked the police post, killing five policemen including a DSP and two SHOs.
DSP Abdul Malik Bhutto, SHO Abdul Malik Kamangar, SHO Deen Muhammad Leghari, and two police constables, Saleem Chachadar and Jatoi Patafi were killed in the attack.
"After the attack, heavy firing has taken place from both sides," DIG Jaskani told the newspaper, adding that a "heavy contingent" of police has been dispatched to Kacha.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the incident.
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