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| Pakistan forces kill at least 25 Bugtis in southwest |
| 2006-07-05 |
| QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by helicopter gunships, killed at least 25 rebels in the southwest province of Baluchistan during an attack on a militant stronghold, a government official said on Wednesday. Paramilitary forces attacked the militants in the Dera Bugti district, where rebel tribesmen have been fighting for greater autonomy and more control over the poor but resource-rich province's mineral resources -- notably its gas reserves. "During a two-hour operation, security forces killed at least 25 militants and wounded several others," said Razik Bugti, a spokesman for Baluchistan's provincial government, adding the casualty estimate was based on information from intercepted communications between the rebels. Bugti said the militants were using the compound as a launching pad for attacks on government installations in the area, adding that arms and ammunition were also recovered from the compound. Dera Bugti is the native town of Nawab Akbar Bugti, a renegade tribal elder. Shahid Bugti, an aide to the tribal elder, said the attack was aimed at his leader. "The attack was meant to kill Nawab Bugti but he was shifted safely to another place," he told Reuters. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 NO WAR FOR TUNA!! |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-07-05 18:52 |