‘Commander arrested in Kohlu’

Published October 19, 2006

QUETTA, Oct 18: Security forces on Wednesday arrested a commander of Marri militants along with his three associates after an exchange of fire in the Fazil Chal area of Kohlu.

A spokesman for the Frontier Corps claimed destroying a fugitive camp in the area being used for attacking FC posts and convoys, adding that a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was seized from the camp.

Official sources said the Mewind Rifles received information about the presence of militants in the area. When security personnel reached there, they said, militants started firing. The former retaliated and the militant commander, Baz Khan Marri, was injured in the firing.

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