Pakistan: 10 police officers killed in Kohat ambush
Provincial police also report 18 armed attackers killed in the November 11 clash following an operation against illegal gold mining.
Ten police officers were killed in an ambush in the Kohat area of northwestern Pakistan on November 11. The toll comes from a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial police statement published by Radio Pakistan that day and covered by ERT on November 12.
According to the statement, the police contingent was returning from an operation against illegal gold mining in Darabokach, near Kohat. The operation had been conducted in coordination with the local civil administration. The officers came under fire on their return, triggering a gunbattle.
Police say 18 armed attackers were also killed. That figure is attributed to the official statement and is not a separately verified accounting of each casualty. The 28 deaths reported in total are not all police officers: the announced breakdown is 10 police personnel and 18 armed attackers. The incident concerns the Kohat operation and does not include separate operations elsewhere.
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