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Sunday, July 10, 2011

7 militants killed in Pakistan

Islamabad : Security forces killed seven militants Saturday in fighting in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.

The fighting took place in the Kurram tribal region, where at least 60 militants were killed since Monday as part of an anti-insurgency operation, Geo TV reported.

Ten militant hideouts were targeted in the operation, it said.

Some 6,000 families have fled the area since the fighting started. IANS