Suicide bomber killed in Tank operation: ISPR
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A suicide bomber was killed during an intelligence-based operation by the security forces near Dial Road, Tank, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday.
According to the statement, the operation was conducted in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) district after intelligence confirmed the presence of militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
"During the operation, a suicide bomber has been killed. The operation is continuing to eliminate terrorist abettors and accomplices," the military's media wing added.
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On Thursday, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in K-P's North Waziristan district on reports of a terrorists' hideout in the Ghulam Khan Khel area, the ISPR had said.
During the search of the area, a large number of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered from the hideout, it had added.