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Bandido killed in encounter with police
[Pak Daily Times] A bandit was gunned down in an encounter with the police at Regal Chowk on Tuesday. Preedy SSP Javed Akber Riaz said two unidentified men carrying weapons entered a money-changer's office near the Paradise Hotel and started looting valuables and cash from the customers and employees. However, when a hue and cry was raised, the accused men tried to flee from the scene, the SSP added. When the bandits reached near Regal Chowk, the deployed Preedy police mobile intercepted them, the officer said. The culprits opened fire on the mobile, and when the police countered their attack, one of the bandits was killed, he added. Police claimed to have recovered a hand grenade and a TT pistol from the dead bandit who seemed to be a Pakhtun national and around 20 years old. The SSP said the bandits might be militants, as bandits do not use hand grenades during robberies. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-08 |
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