Three policemen killed in northwest Pakistan

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Three policemen were killed and six others wounded on Thursday when militants fired at a police van in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police sources said.

A police rapid response vehicle came under fire in Upper Dir district early Thursday morning, sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

It is added that the victims were taken to a nearby hospital, some of them are in critical condition.

Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to arrest the attackers.

The banned terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan issued a statement on social media claiming responsibility for the attack. –0–

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