Five militants killed in Layyah

Feb 19, 2017

LAHORE: Five alleged militants from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan/Jamatul Ahrar were killed in an exchange of fire with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Ganjhera Abad, Layyah, late on Saturday.

The CTD was alerted about the presence of seven or eight militants in the Chobara tehsil village.

As the CTD team challenged them to surrender, the militants stared firing straight at them and also hurled a hand grenade.

The police responded the firing and when the guns fell silent, five militants were found dead by the firing of their own accomplices.

Two or three others escaped taking advantage of darkness.

Seizures include four hand grenades, one rifle and two pistols on the bodies.

(Daily Dawn)

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