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| Three security men killed, six injured in militant attack |
| 2008-02-25 |
| Around three security personnel were killed and six others wounded when militants attacked a security checkpost late on Saturday in the Mattani Police Station jurisdiction, police said. Also, a militant and three troops were killed in North Waziristan, officials said. Fierce fighting erupted after around 45 insurgents armed with rocket launchers and machine guns attacked the Qadirabad Primary School checkpost in Mattani, on the outskirts of Peshawar, at midnight, a police official told Daily Times. The checkpost was jointly manned by the police and Frontier Constabulary (FC). He said a policeman and two FC men were killed whereas six were injured in the attack. Militant killed: Police officials said security forces had vacated the checkpost after the attack, adding that a militant was also killed in the clash. The exchange of fire continued for more than an hour, but the militants managed to escape from the scene taking the body of their colleague along with them, the officials said. The injured were rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, where one of them is stated to be in critical condition. The dead security personnel were identified as Diyar Akbar, Hafeezullah and Ihsanullah. The police registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against the unidentified attackers. The Mattani area borders the semi-tribal Darra Adam Khel where the army recently kicked out militants in an operation after they snatched three truckloads of weapons. On February 14, an FC personnel was killed and another injured when suspected militants attacked the Kashan Ghar checkpost in Mattani. |
| Posted by:Fred |