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Army driver killed, colonel injured in Gujrat ambush
[Dawn] A driver was killed and a colonel seriously injured when an army vehicle was ambushed near Kot Mojdeen in the Kunjah area on Wednesday.The vehicle was going to a petrol pump when three assailants who were on a cycle of violence opened fire on it, killing driver Mohammad Ramzan and injuring Col Mohammad Zahid Naseer. The attack took place in an area considered to be sensitive because of a number of recent terrorist attacks. It is a few kilometres from Jassoki village where seven people of Shia community were killed about two months ago. In July last year, seven security personnel were bumped off near a bridge on River Chenab in the area. Two months later, four coppers were killed in an attack on a checkpost near Kathala railway crossing. Law-enforcement agencies locked away Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! some suspects in the attacks. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-07 |
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