Monday, January 12, 2009

NATO terminal attacked in Peshawar




LANDIKOTAL: A terminal storing NATO supplies in Peshawar came under rocket fire on Monday as security forces expanded a military operation to Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency. Unidentified assailants fired six rockets at the terminal on Pusht Khera Road, said a private TV channel, adding that security personnel deployed to protect the terminal retaliated and the ensuing gunbattle lasted for almost half an hour, but there were not casualties. Meanwhile in Khyber Agency, the security forces targeted the houses of a Taliban supporter and a criminal, said an official source. The political administration has also warned eight other tribesmen supporting terrorists and criminals to surrender.

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