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Gunmen kill four in Miramshah
[DAWN] Gunmen rubbed out four people, including three turbans, in a restive Pak tribal district near the Afghan border on Wednesday, officials said. The attack took place in Miranshah... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas... , the main town in the troubled North  Wazoo district, also known as a stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked turbans."Several gunnies opened fire on a vehicle in Miranshah Bazaar, killing four people," a security bigshot told AFP. He said the gunnies also fired rockets at the vehicle, adding "those killed in the attack included three turbans and a passer by". Another local security official confirmed the incident and casualties. "We are trying to ascertain to which group the three turbans belonged to," he said. No one has so far grabbed credit for the killings. Officials said the attack may have been triggered by rivalry between different turban groups. Posted by: Fred 2014-03-13 |
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