Pakistan
Pakistan: Two cops die in terrorist attack
Charsadda: At least two policemen died as terrorists attacked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said on Saturday.
In the latest attack on law enforcers, the terrorists opened fire at a police check post on Nowshera Road in Dheri Zardad, Charsadda District Police Officer Sohail Khalid told Geo News.
The attack left three policemen injured, who were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital. However, two policemen succumbed to their injuries while one was under treatment, the police told the news channel.
According to police, the terrorists escaped the site of the attack following a retaliatory fire during which one of them was also injured, search for whom is currently underway.
Heavy police contingent reached the spot after the mishap.
Police have started a search operation at the spot.
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