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Gunmen kill 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan, officials say

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Gunmen attacked police officers in Kohat district, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday, and at least 10 officers were killed, according to officials. Officers were returning from an operation against illegal gold mining when fighters opened fire, a provincial police statement said. Al Jazeera reports that 18 attackers were also killed, and Bloomberg puts the combined toll of police and militants at 28. The statement said 12 police were wounded. Al Jazeera reports that the Pakistani Taliban claimed the attack hours later. The Associated Press reported that no group had immediately claimed responsibility.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

An attack on police in Kohat district, northwest Pakistan, killed at least 10 officers, officials said.
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Al Jazeera English
Right
New York Post
The attack took place on Wednesday in northwest Pakistan.
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Left
Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg
Right
New York Post
Officers were returning from an operation against illegal gold mining when armed men opened fire, a provincial police statement said.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
Attackers were also killed; reported totals range to 28 dead across police and militants.
One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg
The Pakistani Taliban claimed the attack in a statement, Al Jazeera reported.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
No group immediately claimed responsibility, and suspicion was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, the AP reported.
One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that militants attacked police in Kohat district on Wednesday, killing officers. The left-side coverage adds the mining operation, the 18 attackers killed and the Pakistani Taliban claim, while the right-side wire report stresses the ambush and suspicion of the TTP.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines lead with the casualty toll and the attack on police; Al Jazeera adds the gold-mining operation, while Bloomberg frames it as worsening violence near Afghanistan.
Ten police officers, 18 fighters killed in northwest Pakistan attack
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
1 outlet
The right-side headline is an Associated Press wire report carried by the New York Post, leading with the ambush on police vehicles and the officer death toll rather than its own writing.
At least 10 cops killed after militants ambush police vehicles in Pakistan
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

Combined toll including 18 attackers
Police operation against illegal gold mining
Worsening violence in the border region

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Ten police officers, 18 fighters killed in northwest Pakistan attack
Officers were returning from a mine in Kohat district when fighters opened fire on them, authorities say.
18 hr agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
BloombergLeft
Pakistan Militant Attack Kills 28 People in Restive Border Area
An attack on a police convoy in Pakistan’s restive northwest killed 28 policemen and militants on Wednesday, underscoring worsening violence in the region bordering Afghanistan.
21 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

Ambush on police vehicles
At least 10 officers killed, including two senior officers
Suspicion falling on the Pakistani Taliban

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Militant deaths reported by Al Jazeera and Bloomberg

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New York PostRightAssociated Press report
At least 10 cops killed after militants ambush police vehicles in Pakistan
A militant ambush on police vehicles in Pakistan's Kohat district has killed at least 10 officers, including two senior officials.
1 day agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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Left
13 hr 50 min later
Its first report, Nov 12, 1:13 AM EST
Center
No report yet
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Right
First to report
New York Post, Nov 11, 11:23 AM EST

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New York PostRightNov 11, 11:23 AM EST
BloombergLeftNov 12, 1:13 AM EST
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 12, 3:35 AM EST

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Gunmen kill 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan, officials say

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From the left

Ten police officers, 18 fighters killed in northwest Pakistan attack

Pakistan Militant Attack Kills 28 People in Restive Border Area

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At least 10 cops killed after militants ambush police vehicles in Pakistan

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