Militants free 11 FC men

Published September 15, 2007

BANNU, Sept 14: Militants in North Waziristan released 11 personnel of the Frontier Constabulary on Friday.The personnel had been kidnapped after Sept 11 midnight from a checkpoint in Azad Mandi area.

The freed personnel said here that they had been treated well by the militants, but their weapons and badges were not returned.

They said they had to surrender because the militants had besieged their checkpoint.

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