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India-Pakistan |
6 militants, soldier killed |
2016-01-24 |
[DAWN] QUETTA: Six suspected militants and a soldier were killed and four other people injured in a clash in Mashkey area of Awaran district on Friday. According to officials, personnel of security forces and an intelligence agency launched a joint search operation in the mountainous area of Mashkey after receiving reports about presence of murderous Moslems. A heavy exchange of fire broke out between the two sides in the morning, resulting in the killing of six murderous Moslems. "Heavy weapons were used from both sides till late in the evening," a security official said, adding that a soldier had died and four others injured. The injured coppers and the soldier's body were brought to the Combined Military Hospital here by helicopter. "The murderous Moslems who were killed in the gunbattle belonged to a banned ...the word bannedseems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all... organization and had been operating in the area since long," security officials said, adding that a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including LMGs, SMGs and grenades, had been seized during the operation. |
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