6 Refugees Executed
United Press International
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
A firing squad publicly executed six Afghan refugees for the killing of six Pakistani tribesmen from the village that gave them refuge near the border between the two nations, the newspaper The Muslim reported. It said the refugees were shot Saturday night before thousands of onlookers in a traditional revenge execution by village tribesmen.
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