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8 tribal elders killed in Taliban ambush

HANGU: Taliban killed at least eight pro-government Ferozkhel tribal elders in an ambush in Orakzai Agency on Thursday. The victims were returning from a jirga to discuss strategies for combating Taliban in the agency when their vehicle was stopped in the Babraki Ziarat area on the Oblana-Kohat road, local official Ahmed Khan said. “Armed Taliban stopped their vehicle, ordered the tribesmen to come out and shot them dead one by one,” he said. Sixteen Taliban had been made hostage and two killed in recent clashes with the Ferozkhel tribal militia. Taliban have not accepted responsibility so far. saboor khan/afp

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