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Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a police post in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering a gunbattle that killed five…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a police post in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering a gunbattle that killed five…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Attack on northwest Pakistan police post kills 11 officers (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Fifteen attackers were also killed during the hours-long raid in Pakistan's northwestern Hangu district.

  3. New York Post

    Militant attack on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead (opens New York Post)

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    Police said the militants attacked the police post with heavy weapons. Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement.

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