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ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- A senior local police officer and three
assailants were killed on Saturday in two suicide attacks on two police
stations in northern districts, said police.
A suicide bomber blew himself at the gate of a police station in Balakot
district, killing Senior House Officer (SHO) Khalil-ur-Rehman, said District
Police Officer (DPO) Dr. Waqar-ud-din while to reporters.
Police sources told KUNA that at least seven policemen were wounded in the
incident.
The second attack took place on another police station in Mansehra
district, about five kilometers from Balakot. The DPO said that two militants
tried to enter the city police station in Mansehra.
A suicide bomber threw a hand grenade and opened fire, he said, adding
police personnel deployed at gate responded actively and killed one suicide
bomber while the other managed to escape the scene.
However, local police officer, Saeed Khan, told media that both suicide
bombers were killed in the attack.
The DPO said that in the attack three police personnel, including a female
constable, sustained injuries who were shifted to hospital. (pickup previous)
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