5 Pakistani Troops Killed in Fort Raid

5 Pakistani Troops Killed in Fort Raid
Agence France-Presse | January 22, 2008

Militants killed five Pakistani troops in an attack on an army fort Jan. 22, in the latest violence in a tribal area said to be the hideout of the key suspect in Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

The army said rebels launched a pre-dawn attack on the outpost in the South Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan, where Islamist warlord Baitullah Mehsud has been holed up since the former prime minister was killed last month.

An army statement said insurgents attacked an observation post in the village of Ladha and opened fire on the nearby fort at about 1:00 a.m.

"Security forces retaliated with fire causing heavy casualties on miscreants. Five security forces personnel embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and seven others were injured," the statement said.

"However the attack was beaten back, exact number of miscreant casualties could not be ascertained."


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