At least seven suspected terrorists has been killed today during a gunfight with police officials in Sharaqpur area of Punjab in Pakistan.
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District Officer Counter Terrorism Department Nankana received a tipoff regarding 10 to 12 suspicious men riding on six motorcycles, who were seen travelling towards Sharaqpur for an attack on law enforcement personnel, reports the Dawn.
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Law enforcement personnel intercepted the men near a drain bridge in Sharaqpur and asked them to surrender.
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CTD sources ensured that when the firing stopped, seven men were killed by 'firing of their accomplices'.
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CTD sources revealed that police recovered 2kg of explosives, primacord, a Kalashnikov, two rifles of 244 bore and three motorcycles from the scene.
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Evidence suggested the hands of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi outfits, added CTD.