Six Killed In Gun Attack In NW Pakistan

(MENAFN- Nam News Network) ISLAMABAD, Sept 4 (NNN-APP) – At least six people were killed, when a passenger vehicle came under attack, in Pakistan's north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, the police said.

The incident occurred in a rural area of Kurram District, where unknown assailants opened fire on the vehicle, Regional Police Officer of Kohat region, Abbas Majeed Marwat, said, in a statement.

He said, police and security forces immediately launched a search operation in the area, following the attack.

So far, 12 suspects have been taken into custody, and a cache of weapons has been recovered during the ongoing operation, Marwat added.– NNN-APP

Heavy contingents of police and security personnel are conducting house-to-house searches in the area to trace the attackers. No group has claimed the attack yet.

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