 MIR ALI: The tribal security force late on Friday arrested an Afghan national after a shootout with suspected foreign terrorists, a government source said on Saturday. The source said that the tribal police accompanied by Assistant Political Agent Mir Ali Muhammad Jamil were on a routine patrol on Friday evening when they signalled a suspected car coming from Miranshah to stop. The car pulled up in front of them but as its riders were getting out an Afghan and four men who appeared to be Uzbeks shouted "Cheezit! The cops!" 'God is Great' and opened fire on the tribal police. The Afghan was arrested while the Uzbeks abandoned the vehicle and left him holding the bag escaped in the dark. The police have confiscated weapons found in the vehicle. The security forces arrested six suspected Afghans from the Makeen area in South Waziristan Agency on Friday. |