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Deadly rocket attack hits northwestern Pakistan city
Authorities said a barrage of rockets has killed two civilians in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city and militants launched an attack on a paramilitary base.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:36 August 11, 2009
Peshawar: Authorities said a barrage of rockets has killed two civilians in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city and militants launched an attack on a paramilitary base.
The paramilitary Frontier Corps released a statement on Tuesday saying a group of militants attacked one of their outposts in Basai, outside Peshawar, before dawn Tuesday, several hours after the rockets hit.
It said that three militants were killed in a gunbattle.
No one claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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