4 militants killed, 5 security personnel injured in clash in NW Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Four militants were killed and five security personnel injured in a clash in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Tuesday.

According to senior police officers in the area, the incident took place when a terrorist group attacked a convoy of security forces with firearms in Mattani area of the province, injuring five security personnel while killing a passerby on the spot.

In retaliatory firing, the security forces killed four militants whereas several of their accomplices managed to flee, the police officers told local media, adding that a search operation has been launched in the surrounding areas to arrest them.

Following the incident, an additional contingent of police along with armored vehicles reached the scene and cordoned off the area.

Police confirmed that they have seized arms, ammunition and vehicles from the terrorists. Enditem

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