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5 security forces personnel kidnapped in NW Pakistan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-02 08:58 ISLAMABAD -- A paramilitary commander and his four body guards were kidnapped Sunday in the northwestern Pakistani district of Swat, according to local TV reports. Ahsam-ud-din and his body guards were kidnapped on their way to Mingora, a major city in the restive Swat valley of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
No group claimed responsibility for the incident. Meanwhile, NWFP government official accused Taliban of ceasefire violation. A convoy of security forces came under attack Sunday in Swat and a security personnel was injured in the incident. The attack came around two weeks after the militants and the government announced ceasefire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. |
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