Three police personnel were killed while 23 were injured after a suicide bombing attack took place in western Pakistan’s Quetta region, reported news agency AFP. Terror outfit Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) took the responsibility for the attacks, reported ABP News. The attack comes just two days after a high-valued TTP commander was killed along with ten other militants in a fierce gun battle during an encounter, reported news agency PTI citing security sources.
TTP commander Tipu and ten others were killed in the shootout between Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and security forces in the restive Lakki Marwat district bordering South Waziristan tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the report said.
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The TTP fighters pouring in from the Afghan border were trapped by the security forces which resulted in the shootout.
The militants were reportedly fully armed with US Night Vision Devices (NVD) equipment and heavy arms.
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According to independent reports, the TTP, which demands the rule of Sharia across Pakistan, has announced the end of the ceasefire agreement with the Pakistan government.
(With inputs from PTI)
