ISLAMABAD, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, were killed and another injured when three armed suspects opened fire on a police patrol in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said Thursday.
The attack occurred Wednesday night in the Gohati area, where the suspects opened fire as police attempted to arrest them, district police officer Waqas Rafiq told local media.
The suspects, reportedly local residents, fled the scene, and a search operation was launched to arrest them, he said. ■
