Attacker on Lankan cricket team shot dead in Pakistan

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hindustantimes: Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists who were allegedly involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 were shot dead by police on Sunday in Lahore. According to the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Punjab Police, seven terrorists attacked a CID team in Manawan area of Lahore where offices of the department are located. “The police team returned the fire, killing four of them on the spot while the remaining three managed to escape,” a CTD spokesperson said. He said the police have launched a search operation in the area to trace the absconding terrorists. “The dead terrorists have been identified as-Zubair alias Naik Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Adnan Arshad and Attiqur Rehman.”

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