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Three soldiers, seven militants killed in Bajaur clash |
2015-01-20 |
[DAWN] At least three soldiers and seven Lions of Islam were killed on Monday in a clash in the northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, officials said. Heavy exchange of fire took place during an operation to clear suspected Lions of Islam from the mountainous Banda area of Salarzai town in Bajaur tribal district along the Afghan border, local and security officials said. "Two soldiers and an army captain have been martyred while seven Lions of Islam were also killed in the clash," a security official told AFP, adding that two soldiers were maimed. |
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