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| 14 killed as Kurram clashes enter fifth day |
| 2008-08-10 |
| The ongoing clashes between two tribes of the Kurram Agency, which had erupted five days ago, have claimed at least 14 lives and injured 30 persons, sources said on Saturday. They said the clashes between the Tori and Bangash tribes in the Banyamin area of Lower Kurram Agency continued for the fifth day. The security forces had tried to stop the clashes between the two groups by using artillery guns, but had failed, sources added. Local Taliban leader Fazal Saeed said that Tori tribe's militants had always sabotaged peace in the agency by killing innocent tribesmen. He said that some militants of the Tori tribe had opened fire on Bangash tribesmen's vehicle last Sunday and killed one person, after which the clashes had begun. |
| Posted by:Fred |