Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 11 Apr 2023, 05:32 am Print
-1681209139.jpg "Pakistan: Four cops die during gunbattle with terrorists in Quetta")
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An intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's Quetta turned deadly when four police officers died during gunbattle with terrorists on Tuesday, media reports said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) in Quetta Capt (retd) Zuhaib Moshin told Dawn News that the operation was launched to neutralise terrorists who had been involved in past attacks on security forces in Kuchlak.
The operation was conducted in conjunction with Frontier Constabulary personnel, the newspaper reported.
During the operation, law enforcement personnel surrounded a house in Kuchlak, from which the terrorists opened fire on the officers, resulting in the tragic loss of four of them, the SSP said.
During the operation, police recovered weapons and ammunition from the deceased terrorist.
The body of the alleged terrorist was taken to a Quetta hospital to establish his identity, while the remains of the four officers were transported to Police Lines Quetta, Dawn News reported.
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