Pakistan hospital staff collect information of alleged terrorists killed by security forces, at mortuary in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, May 16, 2019. Pakistani police say security forces acting on intelligence raided a militant hideout in the town of Mastung in southwestern Baluchistan province, triggering a shootout that killed many suspects. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Republished May 16, 2019 - 11:34 AM
Original Publication Date May 16, 2019 - 11:01 AM
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistani police say security forces acting on intelligence raided a militant hideout in the town of Mastung in southwestern Baluchistan province, triggering a shootout that killed nine suspects.
In a statement, police said four officers were also wounded in Thursday's shootout.
The statement provided no further details, but the raid comes days after a bomb attached to a motorcycle killed four police guarding a mosque in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province.
The Pakistani Taliban quickly claimed responsibility at the time.
Baluchistan province has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by separatists demanding more autonomy and a greater share in the region's natural resources such as gas and oil. The province has also witnessed attacks claimed by Sunni Muslim militants.
News from © The Associated Press, 2019