Zabit Khan said the attacks early Monday in the
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tribal area were nearly simultaneous. More than 80 faceless myrmidons assaulted the homes of Malik Ghazi Gul and Malik Mian Gulab with grenades and machine gun fire.
Khan said Gul was critically maimed along with two guards and an unidentified woman. His 12-year-old son was killed. Gulab was not maimed, but his brother, son and nephew were killed. Two women at Gulab's house were also maimed.
Both homes were located in the Safi area of Mohmand. Gul and Gulab were members of an anti-Taliban militia.