ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists were killed yesterday, in an exchange of fire between police and terrorists, in Bannu city of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported.
According to the reports, the police carried out a joint operation with its Counter-Terrorism Department, on a tip-off regarding the presence of the terrorists, in Zindi Falak Sher town of the city.
During the shootout, five terrorists were killed, while some others escaped, taking advantage of the darkness, police told local media.
The police started a search operation to arrest the fleeing terrorists, the reports said, adding that, a huge amount of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the terrorists.
The police said the killed terrorists belonged to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
They were involved in cases of targeted killings, bomb explosions and attacks on security forces, the reports added.– NNN-APP
