PESHAWAR: At least two police personnel were martyred and another two wounded when militants opened fire at a check post in Peshawar on Thursday.
According to officials, the policemen had set up a check post in the Regi Model Town area of the city when some unidentified armed men opened fire at the police party, causing critical injuries to four of them.
The injured were immediately shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital, where two of them succumbed to injuries. The other two are under treatment, according to the initial reports.
According to Khyber Teaching Hospital Spokesperson Sajjad Khan, the martyred policemen were identified as Head Constable Wajid and driver Farman while the injured were identified as Feroz and Sayarz.
Earlier in May, at least two police personnel were killed in an exchange of fire with alleged terrorists near Khyber Police Lines.
