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Taliban blow up ANP leader's house in Dir
Unknown militants blew up a guesthouse owned by Awami National Party (ANP) Information Secretary Zahid Khan in the Haji Abad area of Lower Dir district late on Friday.Local residents told Daily Times that between 10 and 15 armed men stormed the guesthouse around 2am on Friday, forced a guard out of the building and blew it up with explosives. No causalities were reported, as the guesthouse was empty at the time. Later, Zahid Khan told Daily Times that the attack was the continuation of what happened with ANP leaders in Swat and Charsadda, adding that elements who wanted to destroy the party were behind the attack. The government has increased security in the area after the incident. Taliban have been attacking and destroying residential and commercial properties of ANP leaders in Swat and other areas of the North West Frontier Province where they operate. ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan survived an attempt on his life when a suicide attacker blew himself up at house on October 2, killing four people. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-11 |
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