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More than 50 dead in gunfights, air strikes
[Dawn]  At least 51 faceless myrmidons and four soldiers have been killed in air strikes and festivities with Pak security forces in the restive northwest over the past week, officials said Sunday.On Sunday, Pak planes bombed the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, killing 26 thugs, a senior paramilitary official told AFP. "Pak jet strikes today killed 26 faceless myrmidons and maimed 15 others and destroyed their seven hide outs in different areas of Upper Orakzai and Kurram (tribal districts)," the official said. Most of Upper Orakzai is in Taliban hands and is the scene of frequent festivities between security forces and thugs. Separately, at least 25 faceless myrmidons and four soldiers were killed in Bara, a restive town in Khyber tribal district in shootouts between March 12 and Sunday, the official said. "Four security forces personnel embraced martyrdom and 12 others were maimed in shootouts which left 25 faceless myrmidons dead," he said. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-19 |
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