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Insurgents kill 14 Pakistani troops: Officials
[Dawn] Pak officials say hundreds of cut-throats attacked a checkpoint in a northwest district along the Afghan border overnight, killing 14 security forces.Officials from the police, government and intelligence agencies said the fighting was still ongoing Friday morning. They did not know how many cut-throats died in the festivities in the Khankai area of Lower Dir. Lower Dir lies just outside Pakistain's tribal regions, where al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters have proliferated. The army has carried out operations against cut-throats there and in the tribal areas. The four officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Army officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-23 |
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