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3 cops, journalist among 9 abducted in NWFP
 TANK: Suspected militants kidnapped nine people, including a journalist, in two incidents in the NWFP on Wednesday. Unidentified men kidnapped three policemen along with their official weapons from a checkpoint here late on Tuesday night. Tank DSP Muhammad Khan confirmed the kidnapping of the three policemen from Kot Azam checkpoint, but declined to say who could have done this. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. Online adds: Unidentified men kidnapped six people - a journalist and five labourers - when they were travelling on a main highway in the Wana Tiyarza area of South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. The local political administration confirmed the abductions and said that the Michikhail tribe was being questioned in this connection. Posted by: Fred 2007-01-25 |
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