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Anti-terrorist politician killed in Pakistan
A politician known for supporting the fight against Al Qaeda-linked militants was gunned down with two others in a restive Pakistani tribal district near Afghanistan border, witnesses said Sunday.Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Faridullah Khan, a former federal minister and chief of the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe, near Jandola, a town on the border of the South Waziristan tribal district, witnesses said. Khan and two others travelling with him were killed in the attack, launched from two cars coming from the opposite direction, they said. Two more people travelling in his vehicle were wounded, they said. Khan's driver Habib Shah, who was also hurt in the attack, told AFP that Khan was returning from South Waziristan after a meeting with military commanders. "When we reached near Jandola, two cars came from opposite direction and opened fire at us. We also returned the fire but they fled," Shah said. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-05-29 |
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