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Hangu: Attack on Police Checkpoint and Capture Claimed by Armed Group

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Hangu: Attack on Police Checkpoint and Capture Claimed by Armed Group

In a statement, the group identifying itself as Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack and said its members had taken complete control of the checkpoint.

According to the statement, one police officer was killed and three other personnel were captured alive.

The group also claimed that the following weapons were seized during the incident:

1 DShK (NSV) heavy machine gun

1 PK machine gun

1 sniper rifle

2 G-3 rifles

5 Kalashnikov rifles

The statement further claimed that all its members safely returned to their bases following the operation.

Note: The information is based on the group’s statement and has not been independently verified.

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