*GWADAR: Several armed terrorists have stormed a five star hotel in Gwadarcity of Balochistan province and a clearance operation by the securityforces is currently underway.*
The militants stormed the Pearl Continental Hotel Gwadar. Heavy contingentsof police and security forces soon reached the area and started anoperation.
Firing is being exchanged between security forces and the militants, whosenumber is being put at three by the security officials.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the securityforces have cordoned-off the area and the terrorists have been confined toone place.
It also said a hotel security guard had embraced martyrdom during a clashbetween the hotel security and the terrorists.
Reports say the terrorists may have rocket launchers and may be wearingsuicide jackets. Police say as many as 10 blasts were heard from inside thehotel.*‘Guests safely evacuated’*
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Balochistan Information Minister Zahoor Buledi told ARY News that all theforeign and local guests staying in the hotel were safely evacuated and theforces had started an operation to counter terrorists within the building.
Buledi further said there was no prior threat alert for today’sincident. He said the details would be shared with the media once theoperation is over.
Home Minister Balochistan Mir Ziaullah Lango said there were reports ofsome casualties, however, none of the injured were foreigners.
