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| 7 Pak Talibs banged in Mohmand |
| 2008-12-17 |
| Seven Taliban, including a local commander, were killed in a gunbattle with Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Darwazgai area of Mohmand Agency, the FC said on Tuesday, APP reported. An FC official was also killed in the clash that continued for three hours early in the morning. Local security officials told AFP the gunfight started around 3am after the Taliban attacked an FC checkpost. "According to our reports, militant commander Zar Mohammad, alias 606, was killed in the clash," one official told AFP. Kurram: Rival tribes in Kurram Agency abducted over 30 tribesmen after some unidentified armed men opened fire at a jeep going to Peshawar, the Online news agency reported. The firing on the vehicle killed one person and injured another, while the assailants also took three other persons travelling in the vehicle hostage. According to the details, five family members of the Toori tribe were going to Peshawar from Kurram for the medical treatment of Riaz Ali, when the attackers fired at their jeep near Hangu. Riaz was killed while Mukhtar Ali, a schoolteacher, sustained injuries. The Toori, and its rival tribe Bangash, have abducted more than 30 people of each other so far. Police cordoned off the area and started investigation into the killing and abductions. Bajaur: Unidentified men torched the houses of eight tribal elders in Bajaur Agency on Tuesday, locals told Daily Times. The houses were burnt in Wara Kharkai area of Mamoond tehsil. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Meanwhile, security forces are gaining control over various areas of agency headquarters Nawagai, which were earlier under the Taliban control. WANA: United States spy planes and fighter jets on Tuesday violated Pakistani airspace, flying over several villages in South Waziristan Agency, Online reported. Two US jets entered Pakistani airspace and returned to Afghanistan after hovering over Angoor Adda, security sources in Wana said. The intrusions by US pilotless aircraft have increased in recent months and at least five drones were seen flying simultaneously over Wana and adjoining areas. The planes returned to Afghanistan after tribesmen opened fire at them. A jirga of tribal leaders was later held in Wana Bazaar, which strongly condemned the airspace violation. |
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