PESHAWAR: At least four police personnel, including the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were martyred and five others were injured when terrorists attacked a Police Station in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late Wednesday night, a Local TV reported.
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لکی مروت : تھانہ صدر پر دہشتگردوں کے حملے کی اطلاع ملتے ہی ڈی ایس پی لکی معہ پولیس نفری کے تھانہ صدر کی طرف روانہ ہوئے تو راستے میں پیروالا موڑ کے قریب IED بلاسٹ ہوا جس سے ڈی ایس پی اقبال مومند اور کانسٹیبلان وقار, علی مرجان اور کرامت اللہ شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہوگئے. pic.twitter.com/hAFXyscQm8
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According to local media, a portion of the police station also collapsed in the attack, burying several police personnel under the debris. A police armored vehicle was also reportedly targeted by the terrorists.
Sources said DSP Lakki Marwat Iqbal Mohmand was among the martyred police personnel. Police and rescue teams have rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies of martyred and injured policemen to the hospital.