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Five militants killed, several injured in Orakzai Agency

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009
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A Pakistani soldier holds a machine gun during an operation organized by the army on top of a mountain near Sherwangi Tor village, located in South Waziristan. – Reuters

PESHAWAR: In a fresh clash, at least five militants have been killed by security forces in Orakzai Agency.
             
Official sources said that the forces targeted militant hideouts at the Chappar Ferozekhel area of agency, which also left several militants injured.

The hideouts of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan were mainly targeted in the airstrike.

Sources also said that several militants who migrated from South Waziristan due to the ongoing military offensive have taken shelter in the Orakzai agency.

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