(Xinhua) -- The mighty army of Pakistan bombed suspected positions of local Taliban in the country's northwest a few days after the Taliban killed 17 soldiers, the News Network International (NNI) news agency reported Monday.
| There was no report of any casualty in the first shelling by army of the hideout of the Taliban at Hangu area in the NWFP. |
The forces started bombing Taliban's hideouts at Zargiri town in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Sunday night and the operation continued till Monday morning, said the report. There was no report of any casualty in the first shelling by army of the hideout of the Taliban at Hangu area in the NWFP.
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Local Taliban attacked a convoy of security forces at Zargiri and killed 17 paramilitary soldiers last Saturday. They were heading to a fort along with tribal elders when the Taliban surrounded them. The killing of 17 soldiers by the Taliban has shocked the whole region and 200 armed villagers have announced to launch an operation against the Taliban, according to the NNI. |