[Dawn] At least eight security personnel and 15 forces of Evil were killed in fierce festivities in Chamalang area of Kohlu district on Thursday night and Friday.According to sources, 12 coppers were maimed in the festivities which continued till late Friday night. Two 'commanders' were reported to be among the dead thugs.
But a Frontier Corps (FC) front man disputed the casualty figure and said: "Four of our soldiers and eight forces of Evil have been killed." He said the assailants had attacked FC personnel whom were on duty in the area and firing continued till evening.
A front man for the banned Baloch Liberation Army claimed that BLA forces of Evil had carried out the attack.
The sources said the festivities began when gunnies attacked an FC convoy in Shanwari top area on Thursday evening, killing one man and injuring two others.
FC troops deployed in the area rushed to the place and four forces of Evil were killed in festivities during the night.
After the arrival of reinforcements, FC personnel launched a search for thugs, leading to more festivities. "Gun-battles continued on Friday.
Twenty-three people, eight coppers among them, have been killed over the past 24 hours," the sources said.
They said five FC personnel injured on Thursday night and seven on Friday had been taken to the Combined Military Hospital in Loralai.
"Clashes are continuing in Qila Waliyat, Gagal, Sargar, Chanda and Shanwari top," the sources said late in the night.
Five of the FC men killed were identified as Ghulam Mohammad, Kashif, Faisal Tufail, Ahmed Nawaz and Rehmatullah.
The forces of Evil killed included Din Mohammad, Nawab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz.
Militants claimed that security forces were using helicopter gunships and heavy weapons.
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official sources said helicopters had been sent for taking the injured and the bodies of FC men to Loralai.