Checkpost sustains significant damage from the heavy gunfire


Shangla: Police foiled a terrorist attack on a checkpost in the Shekolai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district on Saturday.
According to Shangla District Police Officer (DPO) Shah Hassan, a good number of terrorists attacked the Shekolai police checkpost using heavy weaponry
He said that there were seven to nine police personnel stationed at the checkpost, adding that they retaliated effectively and forced the terrorists to flee from the area. However, he continued that the checkpost sustained significant damage from the heavy gunfire.
Hassan further said that the exchange of fire continued for nearly four hours during the night. A police contingent from the Aloch police station was also dispatched to assist during the attack, he added.
He added that the attackers eventually escaped to the nearby mountains, and a police team was sent to the surrounding area to track them down.

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