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Soldier killed, school, health facility blown up in Mohmand
Posted on: Wed June 02, 2010
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GHALLANAI: A soldier was killed and a government-run school and health centre were blown up in militancy-related incidents in various areas of Mohmand Agency on Tuesday, tribal sources said.
The sources said that militants also fired several mortar shells at the checkpost of security forces in Ghanam Shah village near Pak-Afghan border in Baizai subdivision. One of the shells, the sources said, killed a soldier named Idrees.
In Safi Tehsil, militants blew up a government primary school and basic health unit in Adinkhel. The sources said that explosives planted in the buildings of school and health centre were triggered with remote-controlled device early in the day. Soon after the explosions, security forces carried out search operation in Wali Kor, Tarakai Kandao, Kamalkhel and Qandharo areas in Safi. However, no arrest was made.
Courtesy : The News