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| Militants kill Pakistani soldiers | Militants kill Pakistani soldiers |
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| Militants in north-west Pakistan have killed at least eight soldiers, officials say. | |
| At least 22 other troops were wounded in the attack on their convoy outside Hangu city, near the border with Afghanistan, they said. | At least 22 other troops were wounded in the attack on their convoy outside Hangu city, near the border with Afghanistan, they said. |
| Three militants were said to have been killed as the soldiers returned fire. | Three militants were said to have been killed as the soldiers returned fire. |
| Hangu is in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which has seen increased military activity from pro-Taleban militants. | Hangu is in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which has seen increased military activity from pro-Taleban militants. |
| Militants attacked the convoy as it approached a fort near the border with Afghanistan, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, local police officer Shakirullah Jan told AFP news agency. | Militants attacked the convoy as it approached a fort near the border with Afghanistan, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, local police officer Shakirullah Jan told AFP news agency. |
| There have been a number of sectarian attacks in Hangu and other towns in north-west Pakistan bordering Afghanistan recently. | There have been a number of sectarian attacks in Hangu and other towns in north-west Pakistan bordering Afghanistan recently. |
| Attacks have also risen in the NWFP capital, Peshawar. The government has sent in 5,000 paramilitary troops to crush the insurgency. | Attacks have also risen in the NWFP capital, Peshawar. The government has sent in 5,000 paramilitary troops to crush the insurgency. |
| The action by security forces apparently follows a growing Taleban presence there. | The action by security forces apparently follows a growing Taleban presence there. |