ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Anti-terrorism forces in Pakistan's Punjab province had killed the chief of a banned militant group and three others, officials said Wednesday.
Rizwan alias Asif Chotu, chief of the banned sectarian "Lashkar-e-Jhangvi" (LeJ) and three members of the group, who were blamed for series of attacks on the security forces and Shiite Muslims, were killed in a clash with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) near Sheikhupura, a main town near Lahore, the capital of Punjab, a spokesman for the CTD said.
LeJ was involved in the recent attacks on a crowded shrine and Shiite Muslims in Balochistan province that killed dozens of people. Security officials believed that the group was now coordinating with Daesh (the Islamic State) to carry out attacks.
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