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| Militants bomb house of Scouts official |
| 2007-11-04 |
| DIR: Unknown militants on Friday bombed the house of a Scouts official at Mula Gujar in Wari Tehsil of Dir Upper district for taking part in the ongoing operation against Maulana Fazlullah and his followers in Swat district. The unknown militants threatened the soldier of further action if he did not stop fighting against the militants. The blast at Mula Gujar took place on Thursday night at 8 p.m. Some unidentified assailants blew up a portion of the house of Scouts official, Saadat, son of Najmuddin, to punish him for participating in action against the rebellious supporters of the cleric in Swat. The militants in Swat have reportedly resorted to singling out soldiers and police cops combating them in the Swat district, which has aroused concern among the local political leaders and religious scholars. The elders of the district have expressed fears regarding the spillover of the Swat unrest to their area despite the fact that people there had no soft corner for Fazlullah. The administration has also been extra cautious vis-Ã -vis the law and order situation since the start of the operation and requested the Frontier Constabulary inspector general to do away with two checkpoints at Darora and Wari by Scouts for keeping an eye on suspects, as it feared the presence of force could trigger attacks in the area. |
| Posted by:Fred |