Three policemen were killed while another two were injured in Pakistan after the local police headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district came under attack, Dawn news agency reported Today.
According to the Police statement, one of several militants first exploded himself at the main entrance of a police office and residence block and the others stormed in.
A gun battle ensued between the guard forces and the terrorists for hours, leaving three of the attackers killed, it added.
A little-known militant group that identified itself as Ansarul Islam claimed responsibility, saying it was their first attack, according to a statement sent to a Reuters reporter, the article mentioned.
