Five policemen guarding polio team injured in DI Khan attack.

DI KHAN -- Unidentified assailants armed with guns and hand grenades ambushed a police van, assigned to guard polio workers in Dera Ismail (DI) Khan, wounding five policemen, media reported on Thursday, quoting the police.

According to details, unidentified assailants opened fire and threw hand grenades at the police van, assigned to guard polio workers, near Mussa Zai town of Dera Ismail (DI) Khan.

In the heavy exchange of fire, five policemen sustained bullet injuries while a terrorist also got wounded. However, the suspects managed to flee from the spot. The injured policemen were shifted to a local hospital for medical...

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