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3 policemen killed in Taliban attack in northwest Pakistan

PTI | By, Islamabad
Feb 02, 2012 12:21 PM IST

Three policemen were killed and another injured when Taliban militants attacked a police van in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, officials said.

Three policemen were killed and another injured when Taliban militants attacked a police van in Pakistan's restive northwest today, officials said.

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The militants lobbed grenades at the van and then fired at it with automatic weapons in Lakki Marwat area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

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District police chief Gulzar Ali confirmed that three policemen were killed and another injured.

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out in retaliation for arrests made by security forces during a recent search operation.

The attack was the latest assault in a recent spike in Taliban violence in northwest Pakistan.

Parts of the volatile tribal belt have witnessed fierce fighting in recent days.

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