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Pakistan: Militants holed up in Bannu counter terror compound killed

Pakistan: Militants holed up in Bannu counter terror compound killed

Bannu, Dec 20 (INS) Security forces have gunned down the terrorists holding hostages inside the Counter-Terrorism Department's (CTD) compound in Bannu in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Forces are however further combing the area to search for and neutralise any terror threats still hiding out there, security sources told Geo News on Tuesday. The fierce exchange of fire left several security men injured, according to sources, Geo News reported. The forces had launched an operation to free the hostages taken by militants in the compound earlier today. Officials, privy to the development, shared that a clearance operation is underway. Geo News…
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