Police claimed to have killed two target killers in an encounter on Sunday in Mattani area.
According to the police, the assailants attacked the police, adding that two ‘target killers’ were killed in retaliatory firing by the police while two others were seriously injured.
Police said that two deceased ‘target killers’ were involved in attacks on security forces.
The injured were shifted to hospital for medical aid while the bodies were also taken to hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Meanwhile, police have conducted a search operation in Mattani and detained four suspects.