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Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen, Injure 2 Civilians in Northwest Pakistan Ambush
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News18•28-09-2026, 13:30
Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen, Injure 2 Civilians in Northwest Pakistan Ambush
- •Three policemen were killed and two civilians injured in a shooting in Tank District, northwest Pakistan.
- •Unidentified gunmen on a bike ambushed a traffic police van in the Wazirabad area.
- •The assailants opened fire on the police vehicle and fled the scene.
- •Police cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the incident.
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Unidentified gunmen riding a bike ambushed and opened fire on a traffic police van in the Wazirabad area of Tank District, killing three policemen and injuring two nearby civilians before fleeing the scene.
The attack on the police vehicle took place in the Wazirabad area of Tank District, which borders south Waziristan.
Following the ambush, a heavy contingent of police rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area while the bodies of the slain policemen and the injured civilians were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital.
