Six militants killed in Hangu

HANGU - As many as six militants were killed and three others got injured during a clash with security forces here on Tuesday. Reportedly a group of armed militants attacked a security forces check post situated at Torghar area of tehsil Tal, district Hangu, with sophisticated arms. However, the forces repulsed the attack and exchanged fire with the militants. Resultantly six militants were killed while three others received injuries. The forces received no casualty in the clash. However, a local TTP spokesman while talking to media on telephone rebuffed the report of six militants killing, however he confirmed the incident. In another incident in Tal, bomb disposal squad defused a bomb weighing eight kilograms on a roadside in Sarokhel area.

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