Shangla police checkpost attacked, three martyred

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Shangla police checkpost attacked, three martyred
SHANGLA: Militants attacked a police checkpost in the district here martyred three policemen and wounded one, Geo News reported.

Police said that the incident occurred on Chakesar Road in Karora area of district Shangla, where the militants late at night suddenly launched an attack at the checkpost killing three policemen including the ASI Aurangzeb on duty.

The wounded was shifted to the district headquarter hospital Shangla, where his condition is serious.

The militants after the attack ran away. Heavy contingent of police reaching at the site of incident have cordoned off the area and hunting for the culprits, but no arrest thus far was made.