At least 11 policemen died as a result of the attack in the Kohat region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a rescue team representative told Reuters.
In turn, the newspaper "Express Tribune" reported that the attackers opened fire on a group of policemen on their way to an attack to suppress illegal gold mining, following which a shootout broke out.
Reinforcements arrived at the scene and the injured were admitted to the hospital.
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