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Helicopter shelling in North Waziristan kills five suspected militants

Dawn.com Published January 17, 2013
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PESHAWAR/MIRAMSHAH: Shelling by Pakistan Army's gunship helicopters in North Waziristan tribal region's Mir Ali area killed five suspected militants, DawnNews reported on Thursday.

Gunship helicopters targeted several suspected militant hideouts in different areas on Mir Ali tehsil.

Further details were not available till the filing of this report.

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