100 militants attack police station in Pakistan, kill 5 October 15, 2012 - 10:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Pakistani official says over 100 militants have attacked a police station in the northwest, killing six policemen. Two of the killed policemen were beheaded, The Associated Press reported. Police officer Ishrat Yar says the attack near the main northwest city of Peshawar started late on Sunday, Oct 14 night and triggered a gunbattle that lasted for several hours. The militants were armed with heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades and assault rifles. Yar also says 12 policemen were wounded in the attack in the small town of Matni, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Peshawar. One of the beheaded policemen was a senior official who commanded several police stations in the area. Yar says the militants burned the police station and four police vehicles before they escaped. Partner news  Top stories Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.   Partner news |  Latest news David Bowie, Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder dies at 62  Bolder joined Bowie in 1971 to play on his fourth album, Hunky Dory, along with Mick Ronson and drummer Woody Woodmansey.“Crossing Lines” crime drama to open Monte Carlo Festival Sutherland will be honored during the opening ceremony with the inaugural Crystal Nymph Award for his lifelong achievements in film and TV.Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer in "Lone Ranger" action-packed trailer (video) Bing bang booms and Old West villains galore fill the latest look at Hammer rising from the dead to ride alongside Depp as Tonto.“Man Of Steel” Superman reboot unveils final trailer (video) Legendary’s film is directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill in the cape, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Michael Shannon as Zod. |
