Two 'TTP militants' killed by 'friendly fire' amid attack on CTD in Rawalpindi

• Slain militants identified as Naseebullah and Ehsanullah.
• CTD recovers explosives, hand grenades from terrorists. 
• Both terrorists were involved in attack on Dolphin Force. 

LAHORE: Two alleged terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed by friendly fire after they attacked the counter terrorism department (CTD) in Rawalpindi, said the bureau's spokesperson on Saturday night. 

According to the CTD's spokesperson, the slain militants belonged to TTP and have been identified as Naseebullah and Ehsanullah.

The spokesperson added that both of the terrorists were involved in the attack on Dolphin Force in Rawalpindi which claimed the life of one personnel. 

Moreover, the spokesperson added, that explosives and hand grenades were also recovered from the killed militants. 

Last month, the CTD arrested 22 alleged terrorists linked with different banned outfits during operations in different areas of Punjab, The News reported. 

The CTD Punjab conducted 232 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 233 suspects were interrogated and 22 alleged terrorists were arrested with weapons, explosives and prohibited materials. 

According to the publication, the CTD spokesperson said the arrest of these alleged terrorists was carried out during intelligence-based operations in Chakwal, Mianwali, Khanewal, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Bahawalnagar, Attock, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Mianwali and Jhang. 

The spokesperson said the terrorists had planned sabotage and wanted to target important installations.