2 policemen killed, 4 injured in DI Khan ambush

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Militants armed with rockets and grenades attacked a local police station before dawn on Wednesday, killing two officers and wounding four others, police said.

The assault came in Darbaan Kalan, 30 kilometres (20 miles) west of Dera Ismail Khan, killing two policemen including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and injuring four others including a Station House Officer (SHO).

According to police, there were around 10-12 militants, who came in vehicles and used grenades, rockets and firing during the attack. They fled in the same vehicles when police resisted and were speaking Persian.

The injured persons were shifted to district headquarter hospital while police cordoned off the area and launched search operation.