The attacks precede the elections scheduled for next Thursday, which will mobilize the competing parties (European)
Dozens of gunmen attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan - early Monday - killing at least 10 policemen, days before the general elections in the country, which witnessed dozens of attacks on candidates and party supporters in the past few days.
The French Press Agency quoted Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, police chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province - today - as saying that more than 30 gunmen launched an attack from 3 directions, where an exchange of fire took place for more than 2.5 hours.
The provincial police chief explained that 10 policemen were killed and 4 were injured in the attack that targeted the Chudwan police station in the Dera Ismail Khan area, adding that the gunmen were able to briefly take control of the police station during their attack, which began at approximately 1:30 a.m. local time, and no one announced the announcement. After being responsible for the attack.
Pakistan has witnessed an escalation in violence over the past few days with the approaching date of the general elections scheduled for next Thursday, and the local newspaper “Dawn” reported today that unidentified persons riding motorcycles threw hand grenades at the electoral headquarters of parties, the residences of candidates, and the office of the Election Commission in various areas of the Balochistan province. The border with Iran.
Source: Agencies