Cop martyred, another injured in Bannu grenade attack

Armed suspects lobbed a hand grenade and opened fire on the police officials who were on routine patrol

BANNU:

A policeman was martyred and another injured after unidentified assailants threw a hand grenade and opened fire on a police mobile in Khyber-Pakthtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Saturday.

Gul Muhammad, SHO of Dumel police station, was on a routine patrol along with his team, when he signalled two men on motorcycle to stop but the armed suspects lobbed a hand grenade and opened fire using automatic weapon on the police officials.

Resultantly, head constable Pasham Khan was hit by bullets and died on the spot while constable Shah Wali Khan sustained injuries.

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The incident took place within the limits of Township police station.

The police immediately shifted the dead and injured personnel to the hospital.

As soon as the incident was reported, the township police and other law enforcement personnel reached the spot and started chasing the attackers.

Police have cordoned off the entire town and launched door-to-door search to arrest the attackers who fled the scene.