Killings and arrests: Operation in Bara continues

LANDI KOTAL:

The head of Akka Khel militia, Gul Meran, claimed to have killed six militants in clashes in Akkakhel as the operation continued in areas of Bara sub-divison, Khyber Agency on Monday.

Official sources said that a mortar shell fired from an unidentified location fell at a house in the area, injuring four people. Their condition is said to be stable.

Meanwhile, 17 suspected militants were arrested during a search operation in the agency. Officials also claimed to have killed a militant commander, whose body was taken into custody.  A large cache was arms were recovered during the operation in Shalobar, Malikdin Khel and Akka Khel areas.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 6^th, 2012.