Police say they've killed at least 13 alleged Taliban militants in a shootout in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday.<br/> <br />Police Inspector Mohammad Ismail says the firefight lasted some time, and that they recovered a number of weapons.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) POLICE INSPECTOR AND OFFICER IN CHARGE OF SOHRAB GOTH POLICE STATION, MOHAMMAD ISMAIL, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Inside the police cordon, an exchange of gunfire took place which lasted a long time; these thirteen terrorists clad in police uniforms were killed. Explosives, ball bearings, Kalashnikovs, repeaters, TT pistols and thousands of rounds were recovered from the militants."<br/> <br />At least four of the suspected militants were dressed up as police officers.<br/> <br />Police have stepped up their presence across Pakistan following a bloody attack on a school in the northwest of the country that left at least 132 students dead.
