Pakistan: 6 policemen killed in attack in NW Pakistan

At least six policemen were killed in a terrorist attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Wednesday, an official said.

The terrorists riding motorcycles opened fire at a police patrol van in Shahabkhel area of Lakki Marwat district, the southern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police official Irfanullah told Anadolu Agency over the phone.

In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack, calling it a terrorist act.