Security personnel inspect a police check-post following a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Jan. 20, 2023. The attack left three police personnel killed, according to police on Thursday. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP) left three police personnel killed, according to police.
A group of terrorists carrying explosive material attacked a police check-post in the Tekhta Beg area of Kyber Agency, a district bordering Afghanistan in the country's KP province, police in the area told local media on Thursday.
An exchange of fire took place between the police force and the terrorists, killing at least three cops on the spot, said the police.
The police have launched a search operation in the area to hunt for the culprits.
No group has claimed the attack yet. ■
Security personnel inspect a police check-post following a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Jan. 20, 2023. The attack left three police personnel killed, according to police on Thursday. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
Policemen attend the funeral ceremony of their colleagues following an attack on a police check-post in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Jan. 20, 2023. The attack left three police personnel killed, according to police on Thursday. (Str/Xinhua)