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Nato airstrike kills 28 Pakistani troops
By Nasir Khan - Nov 26th, 2011
Peshawar: At least 28 Pakistani security officials, including two officers were killed and 15 others injured when NATO helicopters opened fire on Salala check-post in Mohmand tribal region near Afghan border, officials sources said on Saturday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the helicopters “carried out unprovoked and indiscriminate firing.” on Pakistani check-post, killing 24 and injuring 13 others.
The attack took place around 2 a.m. Pakistan time (+5 GMT) at the Salala checkpoint in the Baizai area of Mohmand, where Pakistani troops are fighting Taliban militants. The sources said that the dead and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital where condition of several personnel were critical.
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By Nasir Khan - Nov 26th, 2011
Peshawar: At least 28 Pakistani security officials, including two officers were killed and 15 others injured when NATO helicopters opened fire on Salala check-post in Mohmand tribal region near Afghan border, officials sources said on Saturday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the helicopters “carried out unprovoked and indiscriminate firing.” on Pakistani check-post, killing 24 and injuring 13 others.
The attack took place around 2 a.m. Pakistan time (+5 GMT) at the Salala checkpoint in the Baizai area of Mohmand, where Pakistani troops are fighting Taliban militants. The sources said that the dead and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital where condition of several personnel were critical.
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