HARIPUR: Police on Wednesday claimed to have killed three terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
A policeman was also killed and another injured during the operation that was jointly conducted by the police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Tofkian Tehseel of Haripur.
The shootout between the law enforcers and the terrorists took place when a search operation was being carried out on a tip off regarding presence of the suspects, the police said.
Identities of the suspects are yet to be ascertained. The bodies were shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.
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