Pakistani security forces killed 25 of 35 terrorists fortified up At the Center for Counterterrorism in North West city of Banu, while one hostage and two commandos died in The military said the operation to restore the complex.
Armed men are detained in the center took controls of The complex on Sunday after overpowering their interrogators and taking their weapons, leading to a two-day siege and eventually an army commando storming the compound on Tuesday.
Army Spokesman Major General Ahmed Sharif speaking to local Geo News channel late on on Tuesday said seven of The 35th hole-up The militants and three others surrendered who try to escape They are caught. One hostage, a security official, died during the raid, he said.
early on On Tuesday, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said it all of The militants are killed and all the hostages are rescued, but he later explains that the military will provide the attack final Figures and details of the operation.
This was stated by the army spokesman first Hinge official the account of confrontation in Any two security personnel They were killed when the militants were killed first took over compound, two commandos were killed in ensuing raid.
He said one The hardliner was able to first beat the detective with brick and grab his weapon. Later, other gunmen in the center broke into a warehouse where the confiscated weapons were stored.
“We tried very hard hard To get them (the militants) to surrender unconditionally. “They were not ready,” Sharif said. wanted Safe passage to Afghanistan, which the authorities refused.
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After the talks failed to me resolve In a two-day standoff, army commandos stormed the center on Tuesday. ten soldiersincluding three officers also wounded.
Sharif described the raid as heavy fighting. Earlier, residents said they heard explosions coming from the vicinity of Center on Tuesday while helicopters flew overhead.
The militants mostly belong to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organization group of Terrorist and sectarian groups linking themselves with Afghan Taliban.
TTP appeared fight The Pakistani state and its brand of cruelty of Islam in The years following the US-led Allied intervention in neighboring Afghanistan to overthrow the ruling Taliban in 2001 and drive they over border with Pakistan.
TTP traffic has increased up attacks in The last weeks since the end was announced of Ceasefire brokered by the Afghan Taliban -fire with Islamabad last Month.
At least three people 23 others were killed and wounded in suicide attack on police truck in West Pakistan late November.
The Pakistani Taliban initially confirmed that the militants demand To be granted passage to Afghanistan, but later said to Pakistan former It was the tribal areas also Safe for To flee to the militants.
member of The Pakistani Taliban told Reuters earlier that the group’s leadership had lost contact with they people in The complex.
We were told that A military The process has begun.”
