Bannu: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Police on Thursday said that they have gunned down four terrorists in a crossfire in Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to a spokesperson of the CTD, the terrorists were killed during an operation in Bannu. The security personnel recovered arms and ammunition from their procession.

The CTD spokesperson said that they were involved in terrorist activities, target killings, explosions and attacks on security forces. The dead terrorists include Noor Muhammad a wanted terrorist with Rs1.5m bounty on his head. The bodies were shifted to the district hospital in Bannu. Earlier, the CTD Sunday said it had killed at least five terrorists during an encounter in the Bannu.