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Pakistan troops capture key Taliban town: army
[Al Arabiya Latest] Pakistan's military spokesman said Monday that troops had taken full control of Kanigurram, one of the biggest towns in South Waziristan and formerly a key Taliban operational center as 33 people were killed in a large blast in Rawalpindi."Kanigurram area has been completely cleared of terrorists," Major General Athar Abbas told a news conference in Islamabad. Earlier in thr day a suicide bomber targeted soldiers queuing for their salaries outside a Pakistan bank and hotel, Al Arabiya news channel reported, adding at least six soldiers were among the dead and 60 people wounded. The United Nations earlier pulled expatriate staff from the northwest citing security reasons. Television stations showed pictures of ambulances and police vehicles racing through the streets, sirens blaring. Posted by: Fred 2009-11-03 |
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