Three cops martyred, four wounded as assailants open fire on police vehicle in GB’s Diamer

Diamer: Three policemen were martyred and four others were injured on Saturday after unknown assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, officials said.

The police team was on its way back from Thor village after destroying poppy cultivation when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on the vehicle.

As a result, three police officials were martyred and four others, including an officer, were injured.

An exchange of fire between the police and the miscreants continued for several hours. An additional contingent of police and law enforcement personnel had been sent to the site of the incident.