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Bugti claims several FC men dead, 11 injured |
2006-04-18 |
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has said that at least 11 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel have been critically injured in recent clashes with insurgents in Dera Bugti, and landmine explosions in the area have left several FC personnel dead. In a telephone interview on Monday from an undisclosed location, Bugti said that the recent exchange of fire and bombing between the security forces and the insurgents had "badly hit" the former. He praised the "successful strategy" adopted by insurgents in Balochistan, through which they had minimised their losses and were inflicting "maximum damage" on the security forces. He said the "series of skirmishes" between the insurgents and security personnel had continued in and around Dera Bugti since Sunday, adding that the bombing had "left the security forces licking their wounds". Fierce fighting is also ongoing in areas of the Loti Gas Field, Jagseela and Ghori, he said. "Our drive has gained acceleration with time, and in the past few months the success ratio has increased," the JWP chief said. "Our morale has been boosted." |
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