Missile

Missile event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Yari in Dera Ismail Khan District area, Pakistan on Sun 8th January 2023

8th January 2023

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Unidentified militants attacked the Yarik Police Station of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan with gunfire and ‘missiles’ in the night of January 8, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported. A Police spokesman, Syed Yaqoob Shah, said that militants surrounded the Yarik Police Station at around 1am and fired missiles at the building. Police retaliated to the attack and an exchanged fire with the attackers took place, which lasted for about 45 to 50 minutes. The militants were forced to flee. The Police Station building was partially damaged.

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