Police in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province announced that at least 10 security personnel and 18 militants were killed during a heavy armed clash in the Kohat region.
According to a report by Dawn newspaper on Wednesday night, November 12, citing a police statement, the confrontation erupted after an ambush on security forces.
The report noted that a police team was returning after conducting an operation against individuals involved in illegal gold mining when it came under attack. In the intense exchange of fire, 18 militants and 10 police officers lost their lives.
Pakistani police identified the attackers as members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a group officially designated by the Pakistani government as 'Fitna al-Khawarij.'
The police statement added that 12 other officers sustained injuries during the gun battle and were transported to a hospital for emergency medical treatment.
This incident comes amid rising violence; just last week, an attack by armed assailants in the Mohmand tribal district left two police officers dead and another injured.
Source: Dawn
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