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2 policemen killed in attack on judges' convoy in NW Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug 2 (UNI) At least two policemen were killed and two others wounded in an attack on a judges' convoy in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, police said.
The attack happened near the Bhagwal area of Tank district of the province when unknown terrorists targeted the judges' vehicle with gunfire, critically injuring four cops, said police officials in Tank district.
Two of the injured policemen succumbed to their injuries at a hospital in the district, said police officials, adding that the judges remained unhurt, who were on their way home under tight security arrangements.
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