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At least five killed during raid on suspected militant hideout in Toba Tek Singh
[DAWN] TOBA TEK SINGH: At least five people, including three children and a woman, were killed during a joint-raid conducted by police and security forces in Pirmahal area of Punjab's Toba Tek Singh district on Thursday, according to District Police Officer of Toba Tek Singh.Police say officers raided a suspected myrmidon hideout in Housing Colony area of Pirmahal, triggering a shootout. The suspects also lobbed several grenades wounding three members of the Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Elite Police Force during the hour-long encounter. The condition of one of the maimed cops was reported as critical. A large contingent of coppers and police commandoes reached the site and cordoned off the area. Police claimed to have tossed in the slammer Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! one suspected terrorist, who was in maimed condition, while another reportedly went kaboom!to avoid arrest. The wife and three children of the suspect, who detonated his boom jacket, were among those killed in the blast. Another child was also critically injured as a result of the blast. Police sources also said that that the arrested suspect was a key commander belonging to the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) myrmidon organization. All victims were shifted to the Toba DHQ Hospital. Security was also put on high alert in the district. Authorities have stepped up operations against Posted by: Fred 2015-08-28 |
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