10 police killed in Pakistan attack

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At least 10 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in a militant attack on a police convoy in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday.

The attack took place in Kohat district, near the Afghan border, on November 11.

Local police official Faisal Khan told the Associated Press (AP) that militants ambushed several vehicles carrying police personnel, triggering an exchange of gunfire between the attackers and security forces.

At least 10 police officers were killed in the attack, including two senior officials.

Khan said the gunfight between security forces and the attackers was still underway following the incident. However, he did not provide further details.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. However, the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is suspected of being behind the incident.

The group has intensified attacks on security forces in the region in recent months.

Violence has increased across Pakistan over the past few years, with authorities blaming the TTP for most of the attacks.