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| Wanted Swat Taliban leaders killed |
| 2010-03-18 |
| PESHAWAR: Security forces on Wednesday killed five terrorists, including two Taliban commanders who were wanted over an uprising in Swat, the military said. Bakht Farzand and Mian Gul, who had a Rs 10 million reward on their heads, were killed along with three other militants in a clash in Pattan town. They were killed in a “joint operation launched by the Pakistan Army and police in Pattan,' the military's media centre in Swat said. “One soldier and one police constable were wounded in the encounter,' it added. The operation was mounted following an intelligence report that the militants were hiding in the area, a security official said, requesting anonymity. |
| Posted by:Steve White |