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Lakki Marwat singers face Taliban wrath
Taliban extremists shaved the heads and moustaches of a troupe of singers, then clashed with a marriage party and took six hostages, officials and witnesses said on Thursday, AFP reported. The Islamists intercepted the musicians overnight in the Doda area of Shah Hasan Khel, 20 kilometres from Lakki Marwat, where the group was due to perform at three weddings, local police said. After beating the troupe and smashing up their instruments, the militants then shaved the performersÂ’ heads and moustaches, a witness said. Early on Thursday the angry hosts of one wedding went after the Taliban and a clash erupted in which two local residents were wounded, police said. The militants then took some six people hostage. Online reported that the Taliban tortured a UC nazim Abdul Khalil Ishaq and also shaved his moustache. Ishaq later convened a jirga in Darkhaiz and Jang Khel, which decided to form a lashkar (tribal force). Online said that the lashkar attacked the Taliban in Shah Hassan Khel and clashes were continuing in the area. The local administration has summoned the Frontier Constabulary and police to control the situation. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-13 |
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