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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Militants say surrendering Pakistani troops freed SWAT, Pakistan, Nov 2 (AP) - Militants said Friday they had freed 48 government troops after they surrendered in Swat valley in northwest Pakistan. The militants, masked and armed with AK-47 assault rifles and long knives, escorted journalists to two-story concrete building in the town of Charabagh to show off 48 men said to have surrendered during the fighting. They were later freed. Barkatullah, 24, who, like other captives, was wearing civilian clothes, said they had left their uniforms at their posts. “We had no ammunition. We had no other option.” Cleric Fazlullah's spokesman, Sirajuddin, also said the 48 troop captives had been freed and were going to their homes.<b> He claimed 100 more security forces had surrendered elsewhere in Swat. </b>Those held in Charabagh said they did not want to fight other Muslims and fellow Pashtun tribesmen. Collectively they told reporters they were resigning from their jobs. “I will prefer to become a labourer instead of fighting against our own people,” said Riaz Khan, 24. Militants in the <b>South Waziristan tribal region are still holding more than 230 soldiers kidnapped two months ago</b>. Mohammed Hanif, an aide of Fazlullah, said militants had also captured two foreign men but had yet to decide what to do with them. He had no details about their nationality or occupation. Local media reports have suggested they are journalists. (Posted @ 16:05 PST)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->