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| 2 Pakistani troops killed in Waziristan |
| 2004-10-23 |
| Two soldiers and three civilians were killed in clashes between security forces and militants in different parts of the South Waziristan tribal region on Friday. Unofficial reports said that two soldiers were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near the Laddah Fort at Friday noon. Nine other soldiers received injuries in the incident and they were shifted to a military hospital in Wana. The area is inhabited by the Mahsud tribe. Residents said that soon after the bomb explosion the security forces started intense firing from the Laddah Fort. They said that a woman and her minor boy were killed when their cab came under fire in the area. Her four-year-old daughter also received injuries in the firing. Army spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan told Dawn by telephone that only four soldiers were wounded in the bomb explosion. He said that the militants attacked a military convoy in Jandola in which a few soldiers received "minor injuries." According to reports, the situation at Spinkay Raghzay is also tense as heavy exchange of fire has continued between the security forces and the militants holed up in the mountainous area encircled by the army troops for the last four days. Residents said that an artillery shell hit the residence of Haji Mian Wali Khan, killing his 22-year-old son Attaullah Khan whereas two of his close relatives received injuries. The injured have been identified as Mahmood Khan and a six-year-old boy Haneef Khan. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |