Pakistan Troops Attack Cleric Stronghold
Debris litters a street in Mingaora in the Swat region of North-West Frontier Province after an attack on a military convoy yesterday. Scores of people were killed and injured, mostly soldiers
A new front in the Pakistan insurgency opened yesterday, and was met this morning with this:
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Security forces opened fire Friday on a stronghold of a militant cleric in northwestern Pakistan, sparking a fierce gunbattle near the scene of a suicide attack on a military truck that killed 20 people, police said.
“The security forces attacked a building where Maulana Fazlullah had been appearing in recent days to urge his followers to target Pakistan army, police and other security forces,” said Muhib Ullah, a local police official.
There was no immediate word on casualties.
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October 26th, 2007 at 2:21 am