Three Levies men killed

Published January 28, 2008

HANGU: Three Levies personnel were killed and two others injured in attacks on two security checkpoints in Orakzai Agency on Saturday night.

Political authorities said Subaidar Khamim and Constables Hassan and Habib died and Janet Shah and Gul Askar were injured in an exchange of fire after the attacks in Ghalju area.

Sources said the authorities had received warnings from unidentified people demanding that the checkpoints should be removed.

Meanwhile, rockets were fired on the garrison centre in Thall in Hangu district, police said.

They said three rockets landed outside the centre’s gate and two exploded near a Tablighi centre.

Our Ghalanai correspondent adds: Two checkpoints were blown up in Yakaghund area in Mohmand Agency on Saturday night.

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