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<b>Pakistan gunships raid militant bunkers: army</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani gunship helicopters launched fresh attacks on pro-Taliban bunkers in the troubled northwest on Friday, as clashes that have left nearly 100 militants dead entered a fourth day, the army said.

Chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said US-built Cobra choppers Friday pounded two "miscreant" bunkers as well as mountain positions near the airport at Saidu Sharif, one of the main towns in the area.
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<b>He said a leading militant commander named Matiullah was among the dead.</b>

Residents said that Matiullah's funeral was led by the militant movement's fugitive leader, cleric Maulana Fazlullah -- who is known as Mullah Radio because he has a private radio station that calls for attacks on troops.

"We have lost a strong mujahid (holy warrior) leader," militant spokesman Sirajuddin said by phone from an unknown location, referring to Matiullah.

Arshad said troops were still hunting for Fazlullah.

In another part of the valley, troops dug in overnight and launched new attacks against a "heavy presence of miscreants who are occupying various heights" along one of the main roads leading toward China, Arshad said
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