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| Ten militants killed in Bara clashes |
| 2009-12-13 |
| [Dawn] Security forces killed 10 militants in the Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on Friday. The forces also arrested 87 suspected militants during a day-long search operation in Bara, sources said. Officials said the security forces retaliated when militants opened fire on them in the Shalobar locality of Bara during the search operation, which was conducted jointly by the army and the Frontier Corps. In the exchange of fire, 10 militants were killed. Houses of three militant commanders were also destroyed and at least 87 people were arrested on the suspicion of assisting and providing shelter to militants in their area. A statement issued by the FC media cell said security measures at the Torkham border had been enhanced.It said people crossing the Torkham border would be required to produce travel documents. Customs officials at Torkham would also check relevant documents of vehicles carrying goods to Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |