Six police killed in Kohat firing on illegal gold mining raid

Police said the van was fired on in an area between Kohat and Karak, and sources said police vehicles were also set on fire during the raid.

Six police personnel were killed after their van was fired on in Kohat, according to a police spokesperson.

The firing happened in an area between Kohat and Karak, which police named as Darbokach Jalandhar Banda.

Kohat police had gone to raid an illegal gold mining site, sources said.

The police spokesperson said more police vehicles were rushed to the scene and a larger contingent was called in.

Sources said Kohat police vehicles were also set on fire, a claim not yet confirmed officially.

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