PESHAWAR : At least 76 militants have been killed in North Waziristan and Khyber Agency areas during air strikes by the Army in Pakistan.
“Yesterday, in an air strike in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan in the afternoon, 53 militants, including 12 foreigners, were killed. Six hideouts, an ammunition dump and seven explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed,” a Pakistan Army statement said.
In another strike lasting nearly an hour, 23 militants were killed in Khyber Agency’s Miramshah area, the statement added. However, due to ban on journalists’ entry into the area, the exact number and identification of the slain militants could not be ascertained.
(AGENCIES)
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