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| Afghanistan |
| Eight Killed in Khost Firefight |
| 2009-06-19 |
| [Quqnoos] At least 6 militants, 2 police were killed and other dozen were wounded Wednesday in Khost gun-battle Two other policemen were wounded in the fighting close to a government building in Spera District of the restive province, said Khost governor spokesman, Kochi Nasiri. The fighting begun after a roadside bomb stuck a convoy of police force, heading to the district. The blast has left no causalities, Kochi said. According to the provincial government spokesman, 12 suspected militants have been arrested who are believed to have facilitated the insurgents to carry out attacks and plant roadside bombs. Khost is a volatile province in the eastern Afghanistan, on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border where US president Barack Obama termed it the "most dangerous place in the world". District governor Mohammad Azim who witnessed the incident occurred nearby his office, said militants launched heavy arms in the gun-battle that left two police dead. |
| Posted by:Fred |