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| Pakistani army kills 2 more militants |
| 2010-01-03 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Pakistani security forces say they have killed at least 2 militants, wounding two others in the country's northwestern tribal areas. The militants were killed in a shootout in the South Waziristan tribal agency on Saturday. Two other militants were arrested, according to the security forces. The clash also left one soldier dead, and five others injured. The exchange of fire was triggered by a militant attack on a checkpoint. Officials say several more arrests have been made, adding that guns and ammunition caches were discovered during separate search and sweep operations in South Waziristan. Military officials say that nearly 700 militants and more than 70 security personnel have been killed since Pakistani troops launched offensives in the region in mid-October. |
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