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| Nine militants arrested in Bara Tehsil |
| 2010-01-23 |
| [Dawn] A military operation against the militants was underway in various parts of Bara Tehsil in the Khyber Agency on Friday. According to Frontier Corps officials, security forces arrested nine militants and recovered heavy weapons from the Dogra area of Bara Tehsil. FC sources said that security forces have cordoned off various areas in the region and taken up positions against the militants. Meanwhile, the forces also defused a remote-controlled bomb, which was planted to target a security convoy in Bara Tehsil. FC officials said that over 100 local and foreign militants have been killed and more than 200 of them have been arrested during the last two months. Security forces have also destroyed dozens of homes belonging to militants in various parts of the agency. Official soures said that a curfew continues in Bara Tehsil as security forces pound militant hideouts in different parts of the area. |
| Posted by:Fred |