Brazen attack: Six army troops killed in Peshawar ambush

Three soldiers injured in the attack that took place in Mattani police limits.


Riaz Ahmad June 20, 2013
File photo of Pakistan Army. PHOTO: AFP

PESHAWAR: At least six Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and three injured in a rocket attack on an army patrol on Kohat Road on Wednesday night, police and security officials said.

Around two dozen heavilyarmed militants opened fire on the army patrol, comprising three vehicles, in the Sara Khwara area in the precincts of Mattani police station, police said. Four troops were injured in one of the vehicles but the driver managed to drive through the hail of bullets to the nearby police post.

However, the militants fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at the two remaining vehicles, killing five soldiers. In the meantime, a police contingent reached the site and engaged the militants in a gun battle which lasted for one hour.

A senior police official confirmed the death toll. He added that police found five bodies lying near the two burning vehicles. The injured troops were driven to the Combined Military Hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries. An official of the security forces confirmed to The Express Tribune that six troops were killed and two injured in the attack. He claimed that five of the attackers were also killed in the gunfight.

According to police, a civilian vehicle was also caught up in the cross-fire. Two persons travelling in the vehicle were wounded and subsequently shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital. Following the gun battle, police and army launched a search operation in the area. However, no arrest was made.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 20th, 2013.

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