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Pakistani security forces kill eight militants in Karachi

Karachi - Two militants belonged to a newly formed group called Ansar-ul-Sharia.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 22 Oct 2017, 12:34 PM

Last updated: Sun 22 Oct 2017, 2:40 PM

Pakistani paramilitary troops have killed eight militants from a group which tried to assassinate an opposition politician in Karachi, officials said on Sunday.
The Pakistan Rangers staged a joint raid with counter-terrorism officers in the Raees Goth neighbourhood overnight after intelligence information about the presence of militants there, the Rangers' spokesman for Sindh province, Major Qambar Raza, told AFP.
"After an intense exchange of fire five terrorists were killed on the spot, while three others who were captured wounded later died in hospital," he said.
He said two militants whose identity has been established belonged to a newly formed group called Ansar-ul-Sharia which was involved in the attempt to assassinate opposition politician Khawaja Izharul Hassan from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in September.
Hassan was unhurt but the group killed a 10-year-old boy and a guard and wounded four others in the shootout last month.
Ansar-ul-Sharia chief Sheharyar-ud Din - also known as Abdullah Hashmi - was among those killed in the overnight raid, Raza said, describing him as the mastermind of the assassination bid.
A senior police official confirmed the raid and details.


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