Security forces have killed 4 terrorists and arrested 10 suspects in Mach, while heavy ammunition has been seized from them.
As per details, during a search operation terrorists opened fire on security forces in the area of Pir Ghaib near Mach. Security forces killed four terrorists on the scene.
Sources from Levies said that the operation was conducted to arrest the terrorists involved in the killing of 13 persons who were shot by taking them out from a Punjab-bound passenger bus a few days ago.
In another action in Quetta, security forces arrested eight terrorists by sabotaging their terrorism plan on Independence Day, and seized heavy ammunition from them.
Quetta Frontier Constabulary Commandant Cornel Maqbool Shah told reporters that the terrorists had planned to fire rockets on city on August 14. Security forces arrested the terrorists from the mountains of Western Bypass.
He said that, in another action FC searched a suspicious vehicle standing on Eastern Bypass and a house allocated nearby it and seized a rocket, an LMG, an SMG, a repeater and thousands of rounds from there.
To a question, Cornel Maqbool said that 3 tonnes of explosives were used in big blasts occurred on Alamdar Road, Hazara Town, residence of IG police and other areas of the city. He also said FC had seized 60 tonnes of explosives from January until now.
