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| Six killed as police fire on protesters in northwest Pakistan |
| 2008-09-24 |
| (PTI) At least six demonstrators were killed today when police fired on hundreds of people protesting against the civilian casualties during the military operation against the Taliban in Pakistan's restive Swat valley, witnesses said. Angry demonstrators defied curfew, burnt two banks and shouted slogans against the military operation in the area. The security forces opened fire, killing six demonstrators and injuring nine others, witnesses said. Unidentified gunmen also destroyed a gas plant and electricity grid station, disrupting power and gas supply to the area. Local residents said that shells fired by the army on suspected militant hideouts usually landed on homes, killing civilians. Five members of a family were killed and several others injured when a mortar hit a house in Charbagh area of Swat yesterday. The people staged a protest to condemn the civilian casualties. They marched 15 kilometres to Mingora, the headquarters of Swat district, and staged sit-in to block a road. The protesters also burnt tyres at several places to block traffic. The leaders of the protesters said the operation by the security forces has forced the people to demonstrate. They demanded the withdrawal of the army from Swat. A statement issued by the army expressed regret over the civilian casualties in the firing by the security forces. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 No one leaves the police barracks until all the weapons are cleaned. No excuses, no exceptions! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-24 07:54 |
| #1 The people staged a protest to condemn the civilian casualties. Cause everyone knows, there's nothing they hate more than VIOLENCE in the frontier. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-09-24 07:48 |