An armed group calling itself Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police checkpoint in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying its members took full control of the post.
According to sources, the group's statement claimed one police officer was killed and three personnel were taken alive. It also claimed to have seized a heavy machine gun, a PK machine gun, a sniper rifle, two G-3 rifles and five Kalashnikovs.
The information rests solely on the group's statement and has not been independently verified. Police had not responded to the claim.