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2 soldiers, 8 terrorists killed in clash in Pakistan

By IANS | Updated: April 16, 2023 15:50 IST

Islamabad, April 16 Two soldiers and eight terrorists were killed during a shootout between security forces and the ...

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Islamabad, April 16 Two soldiers and eight terrorists were killed during a shootout between security forces and the terrorists in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in the statement that the military carried out an operation on tip-off in the district located in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

During the operation, a fire exchange took place between the two sides, during which the troops killed all the attackers in a retaliatory attack, said the ISPR.

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