Eight terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Pakistan
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A terrorist hideout near the border with Afghanistan was targeted, triggering an encounter between the two sides. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Army, eight terrorists were killed in the encounter.
Islamabad. Pakistani security forces targeted a terrorist hideout near the border with Afghanistan on Wednesday night, triggering an encounter between the two sides. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Army, eight terrorists were killed in the encounter. At the same time, two children were also killed and two soldiers were injured. The statement did not specify who killed the children during a crackdown on a militant hideout in the restive South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The Pakistan Army has also not told which organization the terrorists against whom action was taken belonged to. South Waziristan used to be a safe haven for the Pakistani Taliban and other terrorist organizations till a few years back. Later, the Pakistan Army claimed to have cleared the terrorists from the area. However, there have been frequent terrorist attacks.
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