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3 cops martyred after back-to-back blasts in KP’s Hangu: police

Three policemen were martyred following back-to-back blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu on Friday, according to police.

KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed shared these details with Dawn.com, saying that the first blast targeted a police checkpost.

He said no policemen were usually not deployed at the checkpost, adding that some policemen were on their way to the site when a second blast took place near their vehicle.

Three policemen were martyred in the blast, which was caused by an improvised explosive device, the IG said.

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1950966/3-cops-martyred-after-back-to-back-blasts-in-kps-hangu-police

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