Peshawar, Oct 30 (PTI) Five policemen were killed in separate incidents of targeted attacks in different districts of Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, police said.
The incidents occurred in Malakand, Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Lower South Waziristan districts.
Militants attacked the Bajaur check post located near the border of Malakand and Bajaur districts, killing a police personnel.
In Lakki Marwat, unidentified armed motorcyclists opened fire on a police constable at the main bus stand in Shahbaz Khel area.
He sustained critical injuries and was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital Tajazai, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
A hand grenade was also reportedly recovered from the crime scene, while the attackers managed to escape.
In another incident in Bannu, a police constable was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Baramshal Chowk.
He was serving in the Counter-Terrorism Department in North Waziristan and had come to Bannu on leave.
In a separate incident in Bannu's Karam Garhi area, another policeman was abducted and subsequently killed.
Meanwhile, in Wana, the headquarters of Lower South Waziristan district, unidentified armed men opened fire on a police constable at Dazha Gundai Chowk, killing him on the spot.
The identity of the attackers is yet to be ascertained.
The five incidents have raised concerns over the security of police personnel and the deteriorating law and order situation in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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