Three martyred as operation against terrorists hiding inside Cadet College Wana underway: Nqvi

Wana: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said that “three [people] have been martyred” during the ongoing operation against terrorists hiding inside the Cadet College in South Waziristan’s Wana district, adding that security forces have successfully rescued everyone from the building.

“By the grace of god, our soldiers saved everyone there,” Naqvi said while addressing the media in Islamabad. “The terrorists had planned to hold them (cadets) hostage there, but their plan could not materialise.”

Naqvi did not specify who was martyred during the operation.

Security forces had killed two terrorists yesterday after attackers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the college’s main gate, causing it to collapse and damaging an adjacent structure.

Earlier today, security sources said that a clearance operation to eliminate three terrorists was underway at the educational facility.

“An operation was underway to eliminate three khwarij present inside the Cadet College,” security sources said in a statement, adding that it was being reported that all of them hailed from Afghanistan.