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20 Taliban killed in South Waziristan
 At least 20 Taliban were killed and 15 others injured when security forces shelled TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud's hideouts in South Waziristan, a private TV channel reported on Friday.Fighter jets bombarded Taliban hideouts in the agency's Ladha, Saam and Makeen tehsils, it said North Waziristan: Meanwhile, four persons, including three security personnel, were killed and 24 others injured in two remote-controlled bomb attacks on a security convoy in North Waziristan Agency on Friday. Local sources told Daily Times that an army convoy from Bannu was proceeding to Miranshah in the morning when it was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb on the Chashma Pul -- around two kilometres from agency headquarters Miranshah. The attack killed three security personnel and a pedestrian and injured 20 personnel. The injured were moved to a hospital in Toochi Fort. The same convoy was targeted a second time as it reached Nooruk, 20 kilometres from Miranshah. The second explosion injured four security personnel. Posted by: Fred 2009-06-27 |
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