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At least 65 militants, 25 soldiers killed in Pakistan
08 Oct 2007 17:54:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (Reuters) - At least 65 pro-Taliban militants and 25 Pakistani soldiers were killed in new clashes in Pakistan's North Waziristan on Monday, the military said.

Around 65 militants and 20 soldiers were killed in battles in the tribal region on the Afghan border on Saturday and Sunday.

Military spokesman Waheed Arshad said there had been more fighting in the region on Monday. "Today, we recovered 25 more bodies of our soldiers from different areas and we have reports that 130 militants were killed in three days."


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