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| Pakistani troops kill 10 militants in southwest |
| 2014-06-09 |
| Pakistani paramilitary forces on Sunday killed more than 10 separatist rebels in the violence-stricken southwestern province of Baluchistan as part of a fresh operation to quell a long-running insurgency, officials said. The operation in Dera Bugti districtâs Gandyari town, 250 kilometres southeast of the capital Quetta, came just three days after troops killed 30 militants in the same area. Officials said the town, close to the borders of Baluchistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces, was the hub of a separatist movement carrying out attacks on trains, bridges and security forces. âWe can confirm that 10 militants of the outlawed Baluchistan Republican Army (BRA) have been killed in an operation in Gandyari today,â Manzoor Ahmed, a spokesman for the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan, said. âThe forces started operation against the BRA militants early in the morning after receiving information that they are hiding there,â Ahmed said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |