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| Afghanistan/South Asia |
| Soldier killed, three injured in Waziristan |
| 2004-10-30 |
| Suspected militants killed a Pakistan Army soldier in the Karwan Manzai area of South Waziristan Agency while three soldiers were injured when a military convoy was bombed in the Nariwala area of North Waziristan Agency on Friday. One soldier was killed when militants fired at least 40 rockets on a Pakistan Army position in Karwan Manzai, the Inter-Services Public Relations chief, Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan, said. Meanwhile, an improvised explosive device blew up beside a military convoy in Nariwala (10 kilometres southeast of Miranshah), injuring three soldiers, witnesses told Daily Times. The convoy had left Bannu and was going to Razmak, North Waziristan Agency. Soldiers started shooting up the area, killing a 10-year-old Afghan shepherd and injuring a 10-year-old tribal girl, Maj Gen Sultan told Daily Times from Rawalpindi. Witnesses said both the boy and girl were taken to hospital in Miranshah. The injured girl was riding a taxi that was shot at by soldiers, they said, adding that her condition was stated to be serious. Soldiers clash with militants Soldiers backed by artillery targeted two suspected hideouts of militant Abdullah Mehsud triggering a gunfight with militants, but there was no word on casualties, officials said on Friday, AFP reported. The shooting began near Jandola and Karwan Manzai before midnight on Thursday and continued for hours, said an army official who asked not to be named. An intelligence official in the area confirmed the assault and shootout, but said they had no information whether Abdullah or troops suffered any casualties. |
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