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Article: Pakistan army continues operation despite retaliatory bombings
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 22, 2008
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Pakistan army continues operation despite retaliatory bombings
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's security forces on
Friday continued their military operation against militants in the
northwest, a day after twin bomb blasts outside Pakistan's main
military arms factory killed at least 70.
The shelling targeting Taliban's hideouts continues in different
parts of Swat valley of North West Frontier Province ( NWFP), but
there are no reports of casualties, private Geo TV channel reported.
Pakistani security forces launched the major offensive on July 29
after local Taliban kidnapped 25 policemen and ...