Several injured in attack on police in NW Pakistan

Several policemen were injured in an attack on their vehicle in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on February 8, officials said, Report informs referring to Xinhua.

The incident happened in Dera Ismail Khan district of the province at about 10:55 a.m. local time (0555 GMT) where an improvised explosive device hit the police vehicle, official sources from the province told Xinhua.

The blast was followed by firing on the policemen, who were on their routine patrolling on the election day, the sources added.

The militants fled while the injured policemen were shifted to a nearby hospital. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. The area had been cordoned off for investigation.