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Article: Nine militants killed in Swat valley.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- September 2, 2008
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Nine militants killed in Swat valley
Islamabad, Sept 2 (PTI) Atleast nine militants were killed today as helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in Pakistan's restive northwestern Swat valley even as the rebels blew up six shops belonging to a political leader in the same area.
The militants were killed in air strikes carried out by the helicopters in Peochar area of Swat, where security forces have been conducting a major operation against Pakistani Taliban militants led by radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah.
The helicopter gunships carried out fresh strikes in Ghat and Peochar areas, considered to be strongholds of the local Taliban.
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