Police in the eastern province of Punjab in Pakistan said that 6 suspected terrorists were killed in a violent encounter between them and the said militants.
A spokesman for the counter-terrorism department said that a group of eight terrorist suspects, riding motorcycles, opened fire on a police post after they were asked to stop in Gujrtat district. The police fired back killing six while two escaped with severe injuries and are being pursued.
The spokesmen said the suspects belonged to a banned group and were planning a terrorist activity to target sensitive installations. A wanted terrorist, Suhaib, was among those killed who was included in the red book, a list of most wanted criminals, the spokesman said.
The killed terrorists are said to have been involved in a bomb blast in Lahore last year, which killed 26 people including police officers.
