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| 13 die in Shikarpur clash |
| 2010-07-11 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Thirteen more people, including two minors and four members of a family, were killed on Friday in a fierce clash between the Magsi and Qambrani tribes in Shikarpur, raising the death toll to 23. Sources said Magsi and Qambrani tribesmen were engaged in a fierce gunbattle over the possession of a piece of land in Kuddan village of Shikarpur. They used rockets launchers and other sophisticated weapons against each other. According to the sources, Kuddan and Jamali villages suffered most as several houses were destroyed in the clash. Four members of a family were killed in the Jamali village. The sources said these people were innocent and had no connection with the dispute. Police collected the bodies after the temporary ceasefire and had confirmed 23 deaths so far. Seven people of the Qambrani tribe and 13 people of the Magsi tribe were killed in the clash on Friday, police said. Citizens slammed the police for failing to control the situation and taking preventive measures to stop the bloodshed. No arrest had been made till the filing of this report. |
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