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Two security men injured in Bajaur attack
[DAWN] KHAR: Two security personnel were maimed when snuffies attacked their checkpost near Khar in Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central ...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...early on Tuesday, officials of the political administration said. The incident took place in urban area of Yosafabad, three kilometers northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency. The officials said a group of snuffies fired several rockets and hurled hand grenades at a roadside checkpost of the Bajaur Levies. They said two Bajaur Levies personnel, including Ishaq Khan and sepoy Nawab Khan, were maimed in the attack, while the post was partially damaged. The officials said the injured were shifted to the Agency Headquarters Hosp-ital, Khar, where their condition was stated to be critical. After the attack, the Bajaur Levies personnel returned fire. The officials said the attack was repulsed. Senior administration officials along with a heavy contingent of Bajaur Levies reached the site and began investigation into the attack. Later, several rustics were taken into custody under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation and shifted to the Khar prison for interrogation. No group grabbed credit for the attack by night. Posted by: Fred 2014-08-28 |
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