Two cops, local killed in Landi Kotal attack

Over a dozen militants attack check post with automatic weapons

LANDIKOTAL:

A militant attack targeted a check post om the Pak-Afghan Highway, killing to policemen and also a civilian in the Charwazgai area, around three kilometres from Landi Kotal Bazar. Over a dozen militants attacked the checkpoint from two sides late on Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning.

it was reported that the assailants used thermal technology and automatic weapons to carry out their brazen assault.

Khyber District Police Officer Saleem Abbas told The Express Tribune Peshawar office that terrorists attacked the police checkpoint on the Pak-Afghan highway near the Landi Kotal Bazar. He said that the martyred law enforcement officials included Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Alamzeb and another policeman.

Police immediately responded to the attack and the terrorists fled under the cover of the dark. The injured policeman and civilian were initially rushed to the Landi Kotal Hospital for immediate medical assistance, and later shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar due to the severity of their condition. However, they were unable to survive their wounds and breathed their last on Wednesday.

The police station, attacked by the terrorists, was established on the Pak-Afghan highway at a distance of three kilometers from the Landi Kotal Bazar.

During the second quarter of 2024, the country encountered 380 violence-linked fatalities and 220 injuries which included causalities of civilians, security personnel, and outlaws as a result of as many as 240 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations, a Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) Annual Security report mentioned.