Police estimated the attackers' ages to be between 35 and 45 years.—File Photo

GUJRAT: Two suspected militants were killed when an explosive vest they were carrying accidentally self-detonated in Gorali village on the outskirts of Gujrat, police said.

According to police sources, a suicide vest, chemicals, ball bearings and a motorcycle registered in Pakistani-administered Kashmir were found near the site of the blast. The attackers' ages were estimated to be between 35 and 45 years, they added.

 

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