10 Pakistan border police killed in militant attack: officials

AFP
Above, a border security checkpoint between Pakistan and Afghanistan. (AFP file photo)
  • Gunbattle in overnight attack on a check post by at least 20 militants

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Ten Pakistan border police were killed in an overnight attack on a check post by at least 20 militants, officials said Friday.
“The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten Frontier Constabulary personnel were martyred, and seven were wounded during the attack,” a senior intelligence officer said on condition of anonymity.