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Article: Sixteen militants among 20 killed in Pak tribal region clash.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- April 5, 2006
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Sixteen militants among 20 killed in Pak tribal region clash
Islamabad, Apr 5 (PTI) Backed by helicopter gunships, Pakistani security forces today killed at least 16 militants in the restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan after an overnight rocket attack on their camp left four soldiers dead.
Sixteen militants were killed and 19 others arrested - including some who surrendered - when security forces launched an operation after the rocket attack on their camp in Shawaal area of North Waziristan tribal agency left four soldiers dead and several others injured, the Army said.
The security forces used helicopter gunships to hit vehicles of the ...