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| Violence flares at Pakistan border |
| 2008-08-28 |
| Pakistani security forces have killed more than 40 fighters, including some foreigners in the country's northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, military officials said. Major Murad Khan, an army spokesman, said on Wednesday troops using guns and artillery fired on fighters holed up in a health centre in the Bajaur region. He said several of the dead fighters were foreigners, but gave no further details, adding that no Pakistani troops were hurt in the incident. An unnamed military official, however, told Reuters news agency: "Our troops carried out an operation this morning and we have reports that 30 militants, including some Uzbeks, were killed." The Pakistani military also claims to have killed 11 fighters in South Waziristan, another tribal region on the border, when a base was attacked overnight. "Around 75-100 militants attacked a check post on the night of August 26-27. Security forces effectively repulsed the attack. Reportedly 11 militants were killed and 15-20 others injured," a statement from the military said. Violence is spreading across Pakistan at a time of both political uncertainty following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as president, and economic instability as Pakistani stocks sunk to their lowest level in more than two years. |
| Posted by:Fred |