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Four TTP suspects killed in Manghopir ‘encounter’
[DAWN] Law enforcement agencies on Thursday claimed to have killed four suspected snuffies belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain in an encounter in the Manghopir area.They said the TTP suspects (Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... group) had arrived in the city to sabotage Independence Day celebrations. The law enforcers conducted a targeted raid in Mir Mohammed Goth, and in the ensuing encounter, the four suspects got killed, according to the Rangers spokesperson. "It was a joint operation conducted by the Pakistain Rangers, Sindh, and police," said Manghopir SHO Ghulam Husain Korai. He identified the dear departed as Ikramullah, Sajjad alias Sajid, Ayaz and Jibran. "All of them belonged to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban (Swat group)," said the officer. "They were involved in the killing of coppers and soldiers," said Mr Korai. Three Kalashnikovs, kaboom and grenades were seized from their custody after the shootout, the officer said. He said that a threat alert had already been issued on account of the Independence Day celebrations and they had received intelligence reports that the snuffies had arrived in the city to carry out terror act. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-13 |
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