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4 militants arrested in Pak's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: police

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Pakistani security forces today claimed to have arrested four militants, including an important commander of a banned organisation, in the restive northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in Zargari area of the Hangu district, security forces carried out a search operation.

During the raid, three militants with affiliations to a banned organisation were arrested, including its important commander, security forces said.

In a separate operation, counterterrorism department of Mardan district raided a house and arrested a suspected terrorist involved in attacks on police.

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First Published: Jan 21 2015 | 8:15 PM IST

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