Pakistani army says it killed 5 suspected militants in northwest tribal region
By APFriday, September 4, 2009
Army: 5 militants killed in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan says paramilitary troops have killed five suspected militants and arrested 24 in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region.
The paramilitary Frontier Corps announced the deaths in a statement Friday.
The Khyber region is home to one of the main routes used to ferry supplies to NATO and U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan. Taliban militants frequently attack supply trucks using the famed Khyber Pass.
Authorities say the latest operation has killed scores of militants. It began last week in response to a suicide bombing at a border checkpoint that killed 19 police.
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