Militants ambush police in Pakistan, sparking gunbattle that kills 10 officers and 18 militants

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants ambushed vehicles carrying police officers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering a gunbattle that killed at least 10 officers and 18 militants, officials said. The attack took place in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, when police officers were returning after conducting an operation against criminals involved in illegal gold mining…