03-20-2009, 02:04 AM
<b>8 killed as security forces, militants clash in Landi Kotal</b>
PESHAWAR: At least eight people were killed and 30 others wounded when security forces and militants clashed here on Thursday.
According to reports, suspected militants fired mortar shells at a FC post in Tehsil Landi Kotal after which fierce clash erupted between security forces and militants.
During clash, several mortar shells fell in Landi Kotal bazaar, Khogakhel and Gagrah areas, killing eight people and injuring many more. The injured were shifted to the Landi Kotal Hospital
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