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| Pakistan police 'kill militants' | Pakistan police 'kill militants' |
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| Four militants have been killed and one arrested after a shoot out in a suburb of the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, police say. | Four militants have been killed and one arrested after a shoot out in a suburb of the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, police say. |
| They say that they have also recovered a man who was being held hostage by the militants after they raided a house. | They say that they have also recovered a man who was being held hostage by the militants after they raided a house. |
| Police told the BBC that the militants belong to the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group which operates out of Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border. | Police told the BBC that the militants belong to the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group which operates out of Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border. |
| The shoot out took place after police were led to the house by a suspect. | The shoot out took place after police were led to the house by a suspect. |
| They say it happened in the city's southern suburb of Baldia as part of a sweep conducted after last weekend's bombing of the Marriot hotel in Islamabad, which killed more than 50 people and injured more than 200. | They say it happened in the city's southern suburb of Baldia as part of a sweep conducted after last weekend's bombing of the Marriot hotel in Islamabad, which killed more than 50 people and injured more than 200. |
| Pakistan has seen a surge in militant activity in recent days | Pakistan has seen a surge in militant activity in recent days |
| Police say they recovered 10kg of high explosive, eight hand grenades and eight pistols from the site of the attack. | Police say they recovered 10kg of high explosive, eight hand grenades and eight pistols from the site of the attack. |
| "We believe the explosive is C4. We have also recovered jackets filled with explosives from the house," a police official told the BBC. | "We believe the explosive is C4. We have also recovered jackets filled with explosives from the house," a police official told the BBC. |
| C4 is a military-type explosive that has been used in a number of bomb attacks in Pakistan. | C4 is a military-type explosive that has been used in a number of bomb attacks in Pakistan. |
| Police say that when they arrived at the location, they were fired on from the house in question. | Police say that when they arrived at the location, they were fired on from the house in question. |
| They say that the ensuing shoot out continued for an hour. Police say they killed two of the militants in the firing. | They say that the ensuing shoot out continued for an hour. Police say they killed two of the militants in the firing. |
| Another was arrested while trying to escape. Officials say the remaining two subsequently ran out of ammunition and blew themselves up. | Another was arrested while trying to escape. Officials say the remaining two subsequently ran out of ammunition and blew themselves up. |
| The arrested militant has been named as Kareemullah. He is wanted for the 2005 assassination of a senior Shia Cleric in Karachi. | |
| 'Heavily armed' | 'Heavily armed' |
| "We have saved Karachi from death and destruction. We know who they were and what was their target in Karachi, but we cannot disclose it immediately," provincial police chief Babar Khattak was quoted by news agency AFP as saying. | "We have saved Karachi from death and destruction. We know who they were and what was their target in Karachi, but we cannot disclose it immediately," provincial police chief Babar Khattak was quoted by news agency AFP as saying. |
| "We surrounded the area after the detainee told interrogators that his colleagues hiding there were heavily armed and also carried suicide jackets," he said. | "We surrounded the area after the detainee told interrogators that his colleagues hiding there were heavily armed and also carried suicide jackets," he said. |
| The militants fired at the troops and also threw grenades at them, he said. | The militants fired at the troops and also threw grenades at them, he said. |
| Karachi is Pakistan's commercial hub. | Karachi is Pakistan's commercial hub. |
| Pakistan has seen a surge in militant attacks in recent days. | Pakistan has seen a surge in militant attacks in recent days. |
| A little known Pakistani militant group, Fidayeen-e-Islam, said it carried out the devastating hotel attack in Islamabad. | A little known Pakistani militant group, Fidayeen-e-Islam, said it carried out the devastating hotel attack in Islamabad. |
| Over the week, a suicide bomber killed nine troops in the Madiyan area of the volatile Swat valley of north-west Pakistan. It was unclear who was responsible . | Over the week, a suicide bomber killed nine troops in the Madiyan area of the volatile Swat valley of north-west Pakistan. It was unclear who was responsible . |
| And in Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier Province, an Afghan diplomat was kidnapped and his driver killed. | And in Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier Province, an Afghan diplomat was kidnapped and his driver killed. |