Security forces kill nine terrorists in attack on army camp in Bajur; four security personnel martyred: sources

Rawalpindi: Nine terrorists were killed by security forces during an attack on an army camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, official sources said on Friday. Officials repulsed the attack.

Four security personnel were also martyred during the engagement, they added.

According to the sources, terrorists from Fitna-al-Khawarij — the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — attacked the camp with explosives on Thursday night and tried to end the camp from one of the gates while firing.

But, security forces responded timely and effectively, as a result of which they remained unsuccessful in their nefarious designs, the sources added.

They said that according to initial reports, nine terrorists had been killed and four soldiers were martyred during the engagement.

The terrorists were unable to enter the camp despite using explosives and resorting to intense firing, they said, adding that a search and clearance operation was underway at the camp.

Meanwhile, injured security personnel had been taken to Peshawar for medical treatment, they said.

The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.