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| Eight militants killed in Bajaur |
| 2009-12-08 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Eight militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in different areas of Bajaur Agency on Monday. Official sources said a fierce clash took place in the Chinar area of Charmang Valley in the Nawagai subdivision when militants attacked security forces. The sources said one militant was killed and several others sustained injuries in the clash. The official sources added that fighter jets blitzed suspected hideouts of insurgents in Kharkay, Gotki, Anga and Banda areas in which four militants were killed and several others injured. Two hideouts were also destroyed in air raids. There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond subdivision. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blast. Security forces, the sources said, conducted a search operation in Inayat Killay, the second business hub of the Bajaur tribal region near Khar headquarters, and apprehended five militants and recovered weapons from their possession. Meanwhile, 25 militants, belonging to Sor Dagai, Chinar and Lara Darra areas in Salarzai, surrendered to security forces during a Jirga of elders of the Salarzai tribe, Ulema and political authorities in Khar town. The surrendered militants handed over their weapons to security forces and promised that they would not indulge in subversive activities in future. |
| Posted by:Fred |