PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Government officials on Thursday said dozens of militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons attacked three tribal police posts in northwest Pakistan, killing two policemen. Twenty-two other policemen are missing and presumed kidnapped.
Taleban and other Pakistani sources put the number even higher.
The officials say the attacks occurred before dawn Thursday in the town of Darra Adam Khel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The town is located near Pakistan’s tribal region, the main sanctuary for Taleban militants in the country.
The officials say security forces have launched an operation to try to recover the missing policemen. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Suspicion will likely fall on the Pakistani Taleban, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the government.
Militants kill 2 police, capture 21 in Pakistan
Militants kill 2 police, capture 21 in Pakistan
