Police Tuesday killed a an alleged militant wanted over terror attacks including the murder last year of an official with the Iranian consulate, officials said. Police acting on a tip-off surrounded a house in the Peshawar where the man, named Amanullah, had been hiding, local police chief Liaquat Ali told AFP.
A gun battle broke out and Amanullah was killed, he said, adding that two police officials were wounded in the clash, which lasted about half an hour. "Amanullah, who had close links with militant outfits, was wanted in a number of criminal and terrorist acts including the murder of an Iranian consulate official, Abu Al-Hasan Jaffry," he said.
"He was also accused of providing vehicles to at least three suicide car bombers," Ali said. Jaffry, a Pakistani who was director of public relations and protocol at the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, was shot dead at point blank range as he set off for work in November 2009.
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