QUETTA: Three suspected militants were killed and many others injured in a gunbattle with security forces in Mashkay tehsil of Awaran district on Sunday.

Officials said that security personnel were on a patrol in Nagkour area when some militants attacked them.

They said the personnel returned fire and an exchange of fire between them continued for some time before the attackers fled taking with them their injured.

The attackers left behind bodies of their three aides and a huge quantity of arms and ammunitions.

After the gunbattle, the personnel launched a search operation in the area which was continuing till late night.

Published in Dawn, December 14th, 2015

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