At least 10 militants killed in Pakistan's Lahore

Lahore: Pakistani police said on Saturday 10 militants died in a gun battle in Lahore, including a key facilitator of a February blast that left 13 people dead.

Police said that they were taking five militants to recover weapons and explosives on Lahore's outskirts early on Saturday morning when they were attacked by a group of about 9 militants who freed the captives.

"A gun battle ensued. When firing stopped 10 militants were found dead by the firing of their fleeing accomplices," a spokesman for the Counter Terrorism Department in Punjab said in a statement.