Insurgents kill 18 cops, 11 soldiers abducted this week in southwest Pakistan
- Representative imageInsurgents killed 18 police officers who had been abducted earlier this week and 11 soldiers in a separate attack in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the military said.
- It was the latest escalation of violence in a region where insurgents have stepped up attacks on security forces and civilians.
- The latest attacks bring the death toll since Monday to 42 people, most of them soldiers and police officers, military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said.
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- Representative imageInsurgents killed 18 police officers who had been abducted earlier this week and 11 soldiers in a separate attack in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the military said.
- It was the latest escalation of violence in a region where insurgents have stepped up attacks on security forces and civilians.
- The latest attacks bring the death toll since Monday to 42 people, most of them soldiers and police officers, military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said.
Sources: Times of India