Mortar shells fired from Afghan side kill tribesman in Pak

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Last Updated : Oct 21 2014 | 6:30 PM IST
A tribesman was killed when two mortar shells fired from bordering Afghanistan fell on a house in northwest Pakistan's tribal region today, officials said.
Two shells fired from Kunar province of eastern Afghanistan landed on a house in Babra, some 45 kilometres off Khar, headquarters of Bajaur agency.
A tribesman identified as Sher Ali was killed in the explosion, the officials said.
The local peace committee has launched a search operation against the suspects near Pak-Afghan border.

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First Published: Oct 21 2014 | 6:30 PM IST

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