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Head of al-Qaeda's Karachi network shot dead

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ANI Karachi
Last Updated : Aug 19 2015 | 1:13 PM IST

The head of al-Qaeda's Karachi network Abdul Ahad and his accomplice have been shot dead in a shootout with law enforcement personnel and intelligence agencies in Gulshan-i-Iqbal neighbourhood in Pakistan, said officials.

According to the Dawn, an intelligence officer has also been killed in the shootout.

The authorities claimed the killing of the two operatives as a major success.

They said that they were present in Karachi for a "major activity" that could either be an attack on one of the "sensitive installations" or assassination of "key security officials".

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First Published: Aug 19 2015 | 12:40 PM IST

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