Two women among eight injured in Khyber agency mortar shell attack

Offici­als confir­med the incide­nt, claime­d rocket was fired by member­s of milita­nt group, Lashka­r-e-Islam.


News Desk September 06, 2012

PESHAWAR: Eight people, including two women were injured when a mortar shell hit a house in Malik Din Khel area of Khyber Agency on Wednesday.

Officials confirmed the incident, claiming that the rocket was fired by members of militant group, Lashkar-e-Islam.

Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation soon after the incident.

An official statemnt by Fronter Corps earlier in the day stated, "Security forces take extra precautionary measures to save civilian causalities, however militants deliberately target tribes and put the blame on security forces to create a misunderstanding between the security forces and the locals. Propagation of negative propaganda, which is causing resentment against Law enforcements Agencies, must be understood in the correct context.”

Last month, 10 people were killed in a mortar attack on a house in Khyber.

COMMENTS (1)

abid | 11 years ago | Reply i belong from khyber agency, to operation which is started from last 3 year totally is fraud, it is to contact the madia to show him the real image of operation militants open patrolling and ruling on people, Pakistani army totally support the laskkri Islami and give full support, there are too many training centers which near with army checkpoint, and also seeing by army, i will give you full vedio that show what is army doing from last 3years it is not India to image that difficult to control just 700 hundred militants, but the army don't want to defeat, just bear the trouble in this war the peaceful people of khyber agency, from both side, the people of khyber totally and mentally disturb,
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