International Desk: Nine people have been killed when Pakistan Taliban fighters stormed a police compound in the port city of Karachi in Pakistan on Friday.

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Sindh government spokesman Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui said "four people were killed in the attack, including two policemen, one ranger, and one sanitary worker. The rescue operation has concluded with the killing of all three terrorists.

A spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility in a WhatsApp message to AFP.

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Speaking on Samaa TV, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah called the attackers "terrorists

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said "Pakistan will not only uproot terrorism, but will kill the terrorists by bringing them to justice. This great nation is determined to end this evil forever."

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Karachi is Pakistan's largest city, a sprawling metropolis of over 20 million people and the main trade gateway at its Arabian Sea port.

Low-level militancy, often targeting security checkpoints in the north and west, has been steadily rising since the Taliban seized control in neighbouring Afghanistan in August 2021.

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