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Pakistan kills up to 20 militants in raid

Pakistani security forces attacked a militant training compound near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing up to 20 militants, an army spokesman said.
/ Source: Reuters

Pakistani security forces attacked a militant training compound near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing up to 20 militants, an army spokesman said.

The compound, attacked with artillery and helicopters, was in the Dattakhel area, in the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, said the spokesman, Major-General Shaukat Sultan.

“We believe we killed 15 to 20 miscreants,” he said.