ISLAMABAD, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Five terrorists were killed in an operation by security forces in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, a military statement said.
The security forces launched the operation in Khyber tribal district in the province on the reported presence of the terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in the statement.
"During the conduct of the operation, the troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location, killing five terrorists," the statement added.
Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, the ISPR said. ■
