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180 suspected militants killed in Swat Valley offensive

The Pakistani army says at least 180 suspected militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in the northwest's Swat Valley and surrounding areas.

  • AP
  • Published: 14:35 May 10, 2009
  • Gulf News

Islamabad: The Pakistani army says at least 180 suspected militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in the northwest's Swat Valley and surrounding areas.

The casualty figures given in the Sunday afternoon statement could not be independently verified. It also was unclear whether any of the deaths had been reported in army statements from Saturday.

The statement said some 50 to 60 militants were killed Sunday in Swat.

But it said the majority of killings occurred in neighbouring Shangla district, with as many as 150 militant bodies found.

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