Checkpoint attack kills five civilians
Suspected pro-Taliban militants firing mortars and machine guns attacked a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, and at least five civilians were killed in the ensuing gun battle, officials said.
The clash in Tank also wounded 12 civilians and six police officers, said Zulfiqar Cheema, a regional police chief. Hundreds of residents were reportedly confined to schools and offices, fearing injury if they ventured into the street.
The attack came a day after a suicide bombing killed at least 22 people at a hotel in Peshawar, capital of the province Tank is in.
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