At least eight suspected terrorists were killed in a gun-battle with the cops of counter terrorism department (CTD) of police in Dera Ghazi Khan, Aaj News reported on Thursday night. In an intelligence-based combing operation, CTD police cops raided a hideout of the terrorists of banned outfits and killed eight of them in a shootout. Three of their abettors managed to flee. Three hand grenades, four pistols and an automatic rifle were seized from the scene. CTD sources said the terrorists were planning to hit sensitive installations.