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Over 50 militants killed near Afghan border: officials |
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Updated at:
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PST, Saturday, January 12, 2008 |
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops killed more than 50 Taliban militants after fighting off an attack on a military fort in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, security officials said Saturday.
The clash occurred on the night between Wednesday and Thursday near the town of Ladha in the South Waziristan tribal district, where thousands of Pakistani troops are deployed to fight Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
"More than 50 miscreants were killed in the attack and an unknown number were also injured," a senior security official was quoted as saying, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that militants suffered "heavy casualties in the encounter" but said he had no official figures yet. |
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