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| Two anti-Taliban elders killed in Bajaur blast |
| 2009-12-07 |
| KHAR: Two anti-Taliban tribal elders were killed and another two were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Mamond tehsil’s Malangi area on Sunday, sources said. The bomb went off near a mosque, killing the two elders, Khan Wali and Rehmatullah, and injuring Abdul Wadud and Abdul Hadi. “Two tribesmen were killed and two were injured in the blast. The bomb was planted outside a mosque,” senior police official Fazal Rabbi told AFP by telephone. An intelligence official in the area confirmed the incident and said both tribesmen were respected elders who spoke out against the Taliban. Meanwhile, fighter jets bombed Kharki, Gatki and Sparay areas of Salarzai tehsil and Banda area of Mamoond tehsil. No casualties were reported. The military is currently engaged in offensives against terrorists across swathes of the northwest including the Tribal Areas. |
| Posted by:Steve White |