Two armed suspects were killed and five were arrested by the Frontier Corps in a targeted operation in Gulistan area of the Qila Abdullah district.
Sources said the FC personnel moved in the Killi Abdul Rehman Zai area on a tip-off about the presence of some suspects there.
They said the unidentified suspects opened fire at the FC personnel when they cordoned off the area and in the ensuing shootout that continued for half an hour two suspects were killed and an FC man was injured.
Five suspects were arrested and an unspecified quantity of rocket launchers, hand grenades, AK-47 rifles and explosives was seized.
A group of local tribesmen blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway in protest against the operation, suspending the traffic for an hour. The traffic was restored after the local administration and Levies removed hurdles from the highway
