Militants storm police training centre, kill 7 officers

At least seven police officers and six militants were killed after gunmen attacked a police training centre in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a fierce firefight that lasted for hours, officials said on Saturday.

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Friday night's assault targeted a police training facility in Ratta Kulachi, on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan (DIK) city.

Police said seven cops embraced martyrdom in the strike. The heavily armed attackers, whose number is yet to be determined, stormed the building after setting off an initial explosion, suspected to be a suicide attack, and engaged in a fierce gunfight with the officers inside. A battle that ensued soon turned in the favour of the security personnel as the raiders could not hold out for long and were eventually neutralised, police said.