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| Soldier, terrorist killed in South Waziristan |
| 2005-12-05 |
| A soldier and a suspected militant were killed on Sunday after troops and militants traded fire in a restive tribal area near the Afghanistan border, the military said on Sunday. âA soldier and a suspect were killed on Sunday in Shakai Valley of South Waziristan,â around 60 kilometres southwest of Miranshah, Pakistanâs military spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan said. âThe soldiers traded fire with miscreants during a search operation launched after an improvised explosive device exploded in the area,â Sultan said. The soldiers were taking water from a stream to a mountain post in Shakai, a former militant stronghold north of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan. Local intelligence officials said that a suspected militant had been captured by troops who cordoned off the area after the blast. In a separate incident, suspected insurgents fired about five rockets at government and paramilitary installations in Mir Ali, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah, but caused no damage. âA rocket hit the main electricity line late on Saturday after which the power supply to the area was suspended,â a local administration official said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |