Gunships Helicopter Bombing At Khyber Agency, 5 Militants Killed
Posted By: Samiullah Khan, March 02, 2014 | 01:17:26
KHYBER AGENCY: In response to the militant attack on a polio team in Jamrud which left at least 11 dead on Saturday, security forces’ personnel launched a massive assault Sunday morning on militant hideouts in parts of Bara and destroyed a number of them.
Security sources confirmed that gunship helicopters struck the headquarters of Mullah Tamanche involved in the attack on polio workers.
The Ayubi Markaz of Mullah Tamanche in Bara was destroyed in the airstrikes whereas five suspected militants were killed, the sources said.
Gunship helicopters also targeted militant hideouts in Kalanga and surrounding areas and a number of them were destroyed.
The locals in the area said shelling was ongoing.
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