Pakistan: Policeman, 5 militants killed in 15-hour shootout

A raid by security forces on a militant hideout in the northwestern city of Peshawar triggered a 15-hour shootout in which a police officer and at least five suspected militants were killed. Security forces raided the building on Monday night acting on intelligence tip-off regarding the presence of terrorists in the three-story residential building.

Peshawar: A police officer and at least five suspected militants were killed after Pakistan security forces targeted a suspected militant hideout in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

A government spokesman in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said that security forces raided a building in Hayatabad area on Monday night acting on intelligence about planned attacks, triggering a 15-hour shootout.

The chief minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, said the suspects were asked to surrender but instead they opened fire on the security forces and threw grenades, which killed an officer.