A car bombing at a police post in northwestern Pakistan, followed by an ambush on police personnel rushing to the scene to provide backup, has killed at least 12 officers, police have said.
Images after the attack on Saturday showed the structure had been reduced to rubble, with bricks, charred wreckage, and mangled vehicles scattered around the area.
Police official Sajjad Khan said in a statement on Sunday that the bodies of 12 officers had been recovered from the collapsed outpost, and three personnel were found alive and rushed to the hospital.
A police official who asked not to be identified said militants first rammed into the post with an explosive-filled car and then entered the premises and began firing on any remaining officers.
“Other law enforcement personnel were sent to help the police, but the terrorists ambushed them and caused some casualties,” he said.
