Two suspected terrorists killed near Quetta

The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Published January 8, 2018

QUETTA: Two suspected terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with police in the Nawan Killi area on the outskirts of Quetta on Saturday night, police said.

Armed men attacked a police van patrolling in the area. Police retaliated and killed two of them, while two others managed to escape from the scene.

Police launched a search operation in the area.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2018

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