4 policemen die in suicide attack

Published August 27, 2007

SWAT, Aug 26: A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden jeep into a police vehicle on Sunday, killing four policemen, including the SHO of Alpuri police station of Shangla district, on Sunday.

Officials said SHO Sher Ali Khan and three constables had set up a road blockade after receiving information about the vehicle that had ignored the signal to stop at a checkpoint. As the policemen signalled the jeep to stop, its driver ploughed it into their vehicle.—Correspondent

APP quoted police officials as saying that two suicide bombers were involved in the attack.