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India-Pakistan
6 troops, 18 militants killed in Orakzai
2014-11-03
[DAWN] Eighteen suspected bandidos gunnies and six soldiers were killed in a gunbattle in Orakzai Agency
... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar. 14 distinct tribes of beturbanned primitives inhabit Orakzai agency's 1500 or so square kilometers...
 on Saturday.

According to official sources, 11bandidos gunnies and three soldiers suffered injuries while one explosives-laden vehicle was destroyed.

An attack by bandidos gunnies on a checkpost in Shireen Dara area of Lower Orakzai before dawn set off the gunbattle.

The maimed soldiers were taken in a helicopter from Kalaya, the agency's headquarters, to Kohat.

One soldier was killed in an attack on a checkpost in the area on Friday.
Posted by:Fred

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