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- An official familiar with the developments told news agencies that the terrorists were first asked to surrender but they opened fire at the counter-terrorism personnel, prompting them to retaliate.
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 31, 2021 06:32 PM IST
Pakistan on Tuesday claimed that its counter-terrorism forces acted on a tip-off and killed 11 terrorists belonging to the Islamic State terrorist group at Mastung province in Balochistan, according to a report by news agency PTI.
An official familiar with the developments told PTI that the terrorists were first asked to surrender but they opened fire at the counter-terrorism personnel, prompting them to retaliate.
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