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Pakistan cleric supporters 'shot' Pakistan hard-liners 'shot dead'
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At least six people have been killed after supporters of a hard-line Islamist cleric clashed with security forces in north-west Pakistan, officials say. At least six people have been killed after members of a hard-line Islamist group clashed with security forces in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Shooting broke out in Bara in Khyber agency amid unrest over the demolition of the cleric's headquarters on Friday. Shooting broke out in Bara in Khyber agency amid unrest over the demolition of the group's headquarters on Friday.
A spokesman for the Lashkar-i-Islami (Army of Islam) led by Mufti Munir Shakir said dozens more had been hurt. A spokesman for the Lashkar-i-Islami (Army of Islam) said dozens more had been hurt in the fighting.
Last year, fighting between the group and supporters of a rival local cleric The authorities blew up the group's headquarters after reports it had been used as a Taleban-style court.
left at least 25 people dead.
TensionsTensions
It is unclear how Monday's violence began or how many people were involved in the clash.It is unclear how Monday's violence began or how many people were involved in the clash.
The Associated Press news agency said Mufti Shakir's supporters had attacked a post of the paramilitary Frontier Corps. It spoke of hundreds of people protesting. The Associated Press news agency said Lashkar-i-Islami supporters had attacked a post of the paramilitary Frontier Corps. It spoke of hundreds of people protesting.
The AFP news agency said up to 1,000 Laskhar-i-Islami supporters took to the streets and tried to march on the house of a rival cleric.The AFP news agency said up to 1,000 Laskhar-i-Islami supporters took to the streets and tried to march on the house of a rival cleric.
A security official told the agency that local tribal police and paramilitary units opened fire to disperse the crowd.A security official told the agency that local tribal police and paramilitary units opened fire to disperse the crowd.
Lashkar-i-Islami spokesman Misri Khan said five people had died on the spot and dozens of others had been wounded.Lashkar-i-Islami spokesman Misri Khan said five people had died on the spot and dozens of others had been wounded.
"The number of dead could go up," AFP quoted him as saying."The number of dead could go up," AFP quoted him as saying.
On Sunday, police fired tear gas to disperse Mufti Shakir's supporters who were protesting against the authorities' decision to blow up his headquarters. On Sunday, police fired tear gas to disperse Lashkar-i-Islami supporters who were protesting against the authorities' decision to blow up their headquarters.
Reports said the cleric had set up a Taleban-style court in the building. The group was also accused of stoning and shooting to death a woman and two men accused of adultery. The group was accused of stoning and shooting to death a woman and two men accused of adultery in March.
Trade
Correspondents say Mufti Shakir has been calling for strict Islamic Shariah law to be implemented in the Bara area.
He is said to strongly oppose the secular Sufi interpretation of Islam espoused by his local rival, Mullah Pir Saifur Rehman.
Last year's violence between the two groups was largely to do with territorial control and enforcing the two clerics' conflicting Muslim beliefs, correspondents say.
Bara is on the main trade route between Pakistan and Afghanistan and is said to be a hub for smuggled goods on the border.