Clash with militants kills 16
From Times Wire Reports
A militant ambush and subsequent shootout killed at least 13 security forces and three insurgents in Pakistan’s northwest, police said.
A police official in Hangu district said a group of militants ambushed a Frontier Constabulary convoy in the Zargari area. He said the paramilitary forces returned fire.
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