All terrorists killed: GOC.

LAHORE, October 15, 2009 (Frontier Star): The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Lahore, Maj. Gen. Shafaat Ahmad, while confirming the mopping up of the 3-hour operation against terrorists in Elite training school, as assured that after killing all the terrorists, Security forces were in complete control of the situation. Talking to media outside the elite training school, he informed that currently a technical clean sweep and combing of the area by security elements was being carried out, while he strongly refuted any escapade of any terrorists, and any inclusion of female terrorists in the attack. Elaborating the incident, he said that at 0940 hrs, five terrorists managed to enter the compound of the training centre after scaling the walls, but snipers delegated on the scene managed to kill one terrorist, while he was still within housing limits; while the remaining four intruded in the house of a nearby residing sub-inspector. Climbing the roof of the house, after locking up the occupants, these remaining four terrorists armed with automatic weapons, hand grenades, sniper rifles and suicide jackets engaged Elite Force in a gun battle. However the snipers of Elite force engaged these terrorists, killing one of them, while one of them blew himself apart. The GOC informed that one Elite nursing assistant and a civilian was martyred. Replying to a question, he refuted any inclusion of female terrorists in the raid, while he also expressed his ignorance of ages of attackers, since 3 of them blew themselves up; however two killed by sniper fire were identified as youthful. Replying to another question, he refuted the news of any escapades by terrorists, since eyewitness account for a total of five terrorists, all pf whom were killed.

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