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PESHAWAR, Feb 24: Two policemen were shot dead in Khazana village near Peshawar on Saturday. Police sources said head constable Rozi Khan and constable Ghuffar Khan were on routine patrolling in Kukar Kaly area of the village when unidentified armed men in a car opened fire on them. The assailants drove away after committing the crime.—Online

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