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Peace committee member, cop gunned down in Swat
PESHAWAR: Peace committee member Muhammad Khan and his police guard were shot dead by suspected militants in Swat's Bara Bandai area on Monday. Another guard and a passerby sustained injuries during the attack, police said.Station House Officer (SHO) Kangu Rahim Khan said the peace committee member was targeted near his house, and his police guards Bakhtbedar and Bilal were also shot at. The injured were taken to the hospital where Bakhtbedar succumbed to his injuries. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Muhammad Khorasani claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent to journalists. Police have started a search operation in the area, the SHO said. Posted by: badanov 2016-05-24 |
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