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Foreigners among 11 militants killed in Orakzai |
2009-11-22 |
![]() Strikes were also carried out in Chappri Feroze Khel and Bezote areas bordering Khyber Agency. On Friday night, a top militant leader and his seven accomplices were captured after an exchange of fire in Spin Thall area of Hangu district. According to officials, militants opened fire at a convoy patrolling the area. Troops returned fire and after a long battle captured Muzaffar Shah and his accomplices. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition was found in their possession. Muzaffar Shah was wanted for his involvement in bomb blasts and firing on security forces. A dawn-to-dusk curfew was imposed in parts of Thall and in villages of Hangu district close to Kurram Agency and North Waziristan Agency. |
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