Islamabad

Dozens of armed militants stormed a police station in Pakistan's South Waziristan and escaped after looting arms and ammunition, police have confirmed.

Militants armed with rocket launchers and heavy weapons forced their way into the police station in Wana on Wednesday.

Around 50 militants are beleived to have entered the station after blowing up the front gate.

Heavily outnumbered in front of militants, around 20 policemen, including the station house officer, resisted for some time but were later taken hostage.

Videos shared on social media showed a heavy bombardment of rockets and grenades at the station in the dark of night.

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A police station in Wana, South Waziristan was attacked by terrorists earlier in the morning today. This is the 4th major attack in Pakhtunkhwa in the last 3 days. The intensity and frequency of attacks in Pakhtunkhwa has continued to increase. pic.twitter.com/z9G6YNSNn3

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The attackers fled with weapons in a police van after the attack.

Local police said the militants only took away eight AK-47 rifles from the station. One police constable was injured, while an alleged militant was killed in the attack.

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The police stations in North Waziristan and South Waziristan - two districts bordering Afghanistan - have been consistently targeted by militants over the past few months, Dawn reported.