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Clash leaves eight militants, two soldiers dead in Landikotal |
2014-05-25 |
![]() "Two soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and three others injured this evening in an exchange of fire with forces of Evil in Landikotal, Khyber," said an ISPR statement issued to journalists. "Eight forces of Evil including one of their commanders were killed in exchange of fire," it added. Pak military sources told Dawn.com that the Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was targeted near Hamza Baba Chowk by murderous Moslems, killing two personnel and injuring the third. The security forces repulsed the attack killing eight attackers including a commander. A murderous Moslem was tossed in the slammer Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! in maimed condition also. The clash took place the same day when at least six security officials were killed and one injured as an improvised bomb (IED) targeted a security forces' convoy in Mohmand Agency ... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... |
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