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PESHAWAR, Nov 27 (APP):At least three policemen were killed in a terrorist attack in Hangu district on early Thursday.
District Police Officer (DPO) Khanzeb Khan told the media on Thursday that terrorists carried out the attack on the security checkpoint located in the Qazi Talab area of City Police Station jurisdiction, in which three police personnel were martyred.
The DPO said that the officers stationed at the checkpoint bravely confronted the terrorists, causing losses to the attackers as well.
The bodies of the martyred officers have been shifted to the DHQ Hospital, while a large contingent of police and security forces reached the scene, sealed the area, and launched an operation.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly condemned the attack. They said sacrifices of martyrs will not go to waste and action against terrorism will continue.