Militants seized in hunt for bombers
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December 7, 2009, Monday
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POLICE commandos acting on a tip killed one militant and arrested five others yesterday in a raid against a bombing cell accused in recent attacks around the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, authorities said.
Elsewhere in the volatile region, a remote-controlled roadside bomb killed two anti-Taliban tribal elders, underscoring the difficulty Pakistan faces in cracking down on the loose and flexible network of militants threatening its stability.
Police said the commandos encountered fierce resistance when they stormed the compound in the village of Kaka Khel near Peshawar, the largest city and the main gateway to the Afghan border where many al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents are based.
Militants have carried out a wave of deadly attacks in and around Peshawar in apparent retaliation for an army offensive in the tribal area of South Waziristan.
Three suicide jackets as well as a number of bombs, grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons were seized from the compound, regional police Chief Liaquat Ali Khan said.
He said one suspect was killed and five others arrested following a gunbattle that lasted more than two hours. A search operation for more militants continued in the area, some 50 kilometers east of Peshawar.
The detained are suspected of involvement in recent bombings and other attacks only in Peshawar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Elsewhere in the volatile region, a remote-controlled roadside bomb killed two anti-Taliban tribal elders, underscoring the difficulty Pakistan faces in cracking down on the loose and flexible network of militants threatening its stability.
Police said the commandos encountered fierce resistance when they stormed the compound in the village of Kaka Khel near Peshawar, the largest city and the main gateway to the Afghan border where many al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents are based.
Militants have carried out a wave of deadly attacks in and around Peshawar in apparent retaliation for an army offensive in the tribal area of South Waziristan.
Three suicide jackets as well as a number of bombs, grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons were seized from the compound, regional police Chief Liaquat Ali Khan said.
He said one suspect was killed and five others arrested following a gunbattle that lasted more than two hours. A search operation for more militants continued in the area, some 50 kilometers east of Peshawar.
The detained are suspected of involvement in recent bombings and other attacks only in Peshawar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
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