Dera Ismail Khan, Oct 11: At least seven police personnel and six terrorists were killed in a deadly suicide attack and subsequent gun battle at the Ratta Kulachi Police Training School in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, officials said on Saturday.

The attack began late Friday night when terrorists rammed an explosives-laden truck into the main gate of the training centre, triggering a massive blast. Armed militants wearing various uniforms then stormed the compound, opening indiscriminate fire on security personnel.

Police forces retaliated immediately, killing three attackers in the initial exchange. A joint clearance operation lasting five hours followed, during which three more terrorists were neutralised. Six additional police personnel lost their lives in the fierce

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