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Pakistani government claims 34 Baluch rebels killed in raids

Baluchistan - Pakistani paramilitary troops have killed at least 34 suspected Baluch rebels during a three day operation in the violence wracked southwestern province of Baluchistan, the government said on Saturday.

 

"The operation concluded today in which a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was also recovered from their camps, which were destroyed by the security forces," said Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti, the provincial home minister at a press conference.

 

Bugti said those killed included Abdul Nabi Bangulzai, allegedly a "main commander" of the United Baloch Army, one of several armed separatist groups fighting Pakistani forces in the province.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.09.16, 16:55