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Six bodies of militants were found dumped in a graveyard in Akhorwal area in Frontier Region of Darra Adamkhel on Sunday, official sources said.
The sources said that six militants belonging to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Tariq Afridi group were killed in a clash with pro-government Momin group late Saturday night. One of the deceased was identified as Shakeel Afridi, a militant commander. The sources said that Shakeel belonged to Malikdinkhel tribe in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.
The political administration recovered the bodies from the graveyard in Akhorwal area and started investigation. Meanwhile, militants attacked the house of a tribal elder, Malik Yar Akbar, in Akhorwal area. Sources said the security forces reached the area after receiving information about the incident and exchanged fire with the militants.
“The militants fled the area after a brief encounter,” the sources said, adding that the forces pounded the suspected hideouts of militants soon after the clash. There was, however, no report about casualties suffered by the militants.
Monday, September 20, 2010
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