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| 4 soldiers killed in Malakand attack |
| 2009-01-31 |
| Four soldiers were killed and eight injured when an army convoy was attacked with a remote-controlled bomb in Malakand, a private TV channel reported on Friday. The channel said security forces cordoned off the area after the attack, which occurred in Jalala area of Malakand. Swat: Six persons were killed as the military operation in Swat continued on the sixth day. The forces continued pounding Taliban hideouts in several areas of Chaharbagh tehsil, including Coat and Darul Uloom. Troops advanced into the valley and consolidated their positions in Matta and Manglawar areas of the district. The curfew in Sangota, Koozabandai, Darra Bandai, Nangoi and parts of Shakardara also continued on Friday. Education: A private TV channel said Swat Taliban chief Maulvi Fazlullah had 'permitted' education for girls in the valley up to the fourth grade. Also on Friday, the security forces in Bajaur Agency blew up the house of a Taliban commander, Umar Sheikh, in the agency's Nawagai tehsil, sources said. The forces continued pounding Taliban hideouts in Sparay, Gataki and Rawishah areas of Mamoond tehsil. Meanwhile, officials of Peshawar's Yakatoot police station arrested two suspected terrorists from the Ring Road area, sources told Daily Times on Friday. |
| Posted by:Fred |