2 suspects linked to Saddar bombing killed in encounter, says police

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What happened: On May 18,two suspected militants, thought to be linked to the banned Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) and involved in the recent blast in Saddar, were shot and killed in an alleged encounter on, according to police. Details: According to Mazhar Mashwani of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), the police and an intelligence agency conducted a joint raid on Mauripur Road, where Allah Dino, aged 28, and Nawab Ali, aged 26, were killed in a gun duel. He said that the slain suspects had close ties to Asghar Shah, the banned SRA’s leader. Mashwani added they were involved in a recent improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Saddar’s popular commercial district. Previously: On May 12, an unidentified suspect used a remote control to detonate an IED attached to a bicycle in the crowded Saddar district, killing one woman and injuring numerous others. The proscribed SRA claimed responsibility for the attack on a Pakistan Coast Guard official vehicle.

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