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| Four killed as two groups clash in Peshawar |
| 2010-06-15 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Four people were killed when two groups exchanged fire over a family dispute in Mailoogan village here on Charsadda Road Sunday evening. Those killed in the firing were identified as Ikramullah and his brother Fayyaz, Nasrullah and Fazal Subhan.Our Mingora correspondent adds: Three militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces in Shinkat village while the forces recovered a cache of arms in Kabal tehsil of Swat district Sunday. Sources said the clash with the militants took place in Shinkat early in the day. As a result, three militants identified as Shan, Alamgir and Mushtaq were killed. Security forces recovered arms cache from a stream in Koza Bandai area. Meanwhile, security forces put on fire the houses of two militant commanders here Sunday.Police sources said the houses of militant commanders Bakht Zaman and Pervaish Khan were torched following their failure to comply with the forces' orders. Our Ghallanai correspondent adds: A woman was killed and another along with her three children sustained injuries when mortar shells struck their houses in different areas of Mohmand Agency on Sunday, sources said. They said a mortar shell fired from unknown direction hit a house and killed a woman in Aso Kor area in Anbar Tehsil. A woman and three children were injured when a mortar shell hit the house of Baghi Shah in Haji Kor in Dawezai area. Meanwhile, gunship helicopters also shelled suspected hideouts of militants in Mitthai, Spin Sar, Wali Dad, Sheikh Baba, Gorapari and Shonkari areas. |
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