01-07-2008, 10:37 AM
<b>Pakistani militants kill 8 tribal elders </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Suspected Islamic militants killed eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to<b> broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in northwestern Pakistan</b>, a security official said Monday.
The men were shot in separate attacks late Sunday and early Monday in South Waziristan, a mountainous region close to Afghanistan where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are known to operate, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make comments to the media.
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The men were shot in separate attacks late Sunday and early Monday in South Waziristan, a mountainous region close to Afghanistan where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are known to operate, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make comments to the media.
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