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Malakand Operation: 4 more extremists killed: ISPR
 [Geo News] DG ISPR said at least four more extremists have been killed in Malakand operation in the last 24 hours in Operation Rah-e-Raast, Geo News reported Sunday. Talking to media, Director General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Ather Abbas said he said at least three security personnel were martyred in the last 24 hours and four others injured. He said Junior Commissioned Officer Naib Sobedar Darvesh was kidnapped on April 24 and the local tribals helped Dervesh escape. In Shangla area of Balakot, the forces raided a house of Sardar Ali on the tip-off by local residents and killed two extremists in the exchange of fire, he said. ISPR spokesman said the security forces cleared Shangla area of Aloj and the southern and northern areas of Faqirabad in Lower Dir and established their positions in Kozabadai, Barra Bandai and Negolai. The army spokesman said two motor-riding extremists ambushed the security forces motorcade, injuring three security men in Lower Dir area of Faqirabad; however, they were killed in exchange of fire. He said the forces captured an explosives-laden car from a shop in Mingora area of Tahiraabad during a search operation; as many as 15 pressure-cookers were kept in the car to make it fully geared for a suicide blast. Major General Athar Abbas said a suicide attacker has also been arrested in cantonment area of Kohat; he entered the area through a stream he was heading to a school, when he was stopped by the security forces. On this, the suicide attacker threw the jacket into the nullah and tried to escape; however, he was caught. Posted by: Fred 2009-06-08 |
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