Some unidentified bike-borne gunmen today ambushed a vehicle and killed three paramilitary soldiers here in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province, police said.
The vehicle carrying Frontier Constabulary personnel was heading towards Patang Chowk from Ring Road when unidentified assailants struck and opened indiscriminate fire at them, killing three personnel on the spot, senior Superintendent of Police Abbas Majeed Marwat said.
The victims include a district officer and two constables. They were moving towards headquarters when their vehicle was ambushed by the armed assailants.
Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area to nab the culprits who managed to flee the spot.
Initial investigations suggest a 9 mm pistol was used by the gunmen, police said.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack so far but the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan often target military personnel and civilians in the country's restive northwestern region.
