Two terrorists involved in police check post attack killed in Bannu operation
Pakistan
According to CTD officials, the killed terrorists were involved in attacks on the Sheikh Landakh and Fateh Khel police check posts, in which eight police constables were injured.
BANNU (Dunya News) – At least two terrorists involved in police check post attack were killed in exchange of fire with police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday.
According to details, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Bannu region and police conducted a joint operation in Mirakhel area on an intelligence report during which the terrorists opened fire at the raiding party. The law enforcement agency personnel returned the fire due to which two terrorists were killed.
According to CTD officials, the killed terrorists have been identified as Sohail alias Sangari and Ismail alias Usman. The slain terrorists were involved in attacks on the Sheikh Landakh and Fateh Khel police check posts, in which eight police constables were injured.
The CTD officials informed that the killed terrorists were also involved in attacks on a security forces convoy, as well as an IED attack on an under-construction Rescue 1122 building.
The CTD personnel also recovered two Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol, several rounds of ammunition, a motorcycle, mobile phones, and a card of the banned organization TTP from the slain terrorists,.
CTD officials further said that two terrorists managed to escape under the cover of darkness. Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, and the Additional IG CTD praised the local police and CTD Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams for the successful operation.
