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Sararogha SHO among six police personnel kidnapped in South Waziristan
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- Two BDS personnel, identified as Ibrahim and Abdul Razzaq, who were present at the site, were also abducted by the armed men.
- Police sources said the policemen had been deployed to provide security to the BDS team when unidentified assailants ambushed them and took them hostage.
- According to the District Police Officer (DPO), the SHO and his team were returning from the site of a controlled blast when they encountered a road blockade set up by militants.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Unidentified armed men kidnapped six police officials, including the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sararogha Police Station, in South Waziristan on Wednesday, police sources said.
According to police, SHO Ahmed Shah Mehsud, along with his gunmen Tariq, Kaleem, Abdullah Shah, and driver Hazrat Umar, was on official duty providing security to a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) team in the Bangewala area when the incident occurred.
Two BDS personnel, identified as Ibrahim and Abdul Razzaq, who were present at the site, were also abducted by the armed men.
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