QUETTA: Intelligence Agencies and Anti-Terrorism Force (ATF) claimed to have arrested at least five target killers during two back-to-back raids in Balochistan province's Quetta city on Friday.

A security force official requesting anonymity told DawnNews that during the first raid conducted in Sariab Road area, intelligence agencies and ATF personnel apprehended three suspected target killers and interrogated them about their activities and the presence of their aides.

Upon the information received from the arrested trio, security forces conducted another raid in Satellite Town area and arrested two more suspects.

The official did not give out the names of the arrested men but said that all five belong to a banned organisation.

Security forces transferred the arrested lot to an undisclosed location for interrogation while claiming to have recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other weapons from their custody.

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Sariab road is considered to be one of the sensitive areas of Quetta. Militants have been targeting security forces in the area for almost a decade.

Security forces have intensified their actions in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan after the announcement of the National Action Plan to combat terrorism in the country.

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