ISLAMABAD, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 police personnel and 18 militants were killed in an attack on a police party in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said.
The attack took place in Darabo Kach, a locality in Kohat district near the Indus River, after police and local civil administration completed an operation against illegal gold mining activities, according to a statement issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police.
The police party came under attack while returning from the operation. Police personnel returned fire, killing 18 attackers, while 10 policemen lost their lives in the exchange of fire, the statement said.
The police said action would be taken against the attackers and their facilitators.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. ■