Policeman killed in attack in NW Pakistan

Policeman killed in attack

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- One policeman was killed when some unknown militants stormed a police station in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to police.

The incident happened in Dera Ismail Khan district of the province late Saturday night, the district's police said in a statement.

When the heavily armed militant group launched the assault on the building, there were approximately eight to 10 policemen inside who responded with maximum force to repel the attack, said the statement.

No loss of life was reported on the militants' side as the attackers fled the scene by taking advantage of the darkness of the night when the retaliatory attack started.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.