Eight militants killed in S.Waziristan army blitz

Eight militants were killed as Pak jets pounded Talibans suspected hideouts in South Waziristan Agency, the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud bordering Afghanistan, report said on Sunday. Reportedly, Pak jets and helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of Taliban militants in Sirokai area killing eight in the attack. Earlier, five foreign miscreants were killed in security forces firing over a suspected vehicle in tehsil Maidan of Lower Dir, while 11 militants in Khyber tribal region including five foreign nationals were arrested. Artillery pounded two Taliban hideouts in Lower Dir district's Kashmor village killing five rebels and injuring five others, district coordination officer Ghulam Mohammad told French news agency. The two hideouts were targeted and destroyed after prior intelligence information, the official said.

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