PESHAWAR: Three militants were killed while four police officers were injured in a gunbattle after militants stormed a paramilitary compound in Pakistan’s northwestern Bannu town on Tuesday, a police official confirmed.
Bannu Police’s Public Relations Officer Bashir Khan said militants stormed the Federal Constabulary (FC) Lines compound in Bannu on Tuesday morning, ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into its gate. He said some of the militants entered the compound after the attack, following which an intense gunfire erupted between security forces, police and the militants.
“Reports confirm that three terrorists have been killed so far,” Khan said in a statement, adding that the gunfight was going on as both entry and exit points of the compound had been completely sealed.
The police official said small explosions at intervals were also being heard as the gunbattle continued.
“Four police officers injured in the crossfire,” Khan said, adding that an emergency had been declared at the nearby hospital.
