Gunmen sprayed indiscriminate fire near the Sabzi Mandi district of Swat’s Mingora city on Thursday, killing two police constables and badly injuring one security officer, an official said.
According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Moin Fayaz, the policemen were on routine duty near the Sabzi Mandi area in Mingora when a few unidentified assailants opened fire at them.
Fayaz claimed that two policeman, Umra Khan and Ashraf Ali, immediately embraced martyrdom while a bank security officer was hurt.
The official added that once the armed individuals left the scene, the police ringed the area and began a search for them.
Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Safiullah told Dawn.com that a search operation was under way to find the armed men who had fled the scene.
سوات مینگورہ میں نا معلوم شرپسندوں کی فائرنگ سے کانسٹیبل اشرف علی اور کانسٹیبل عمرا خان شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہو گئے۔ pic.twitter.com/j2FpPDyUDo
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) June 8, 2023
The KP police also shared the incident’s details in a tweet.
