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Gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead eight pro-government tribal leaders in the troubled South Waziristan region on Afghanistan's border, officials say. | Gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead eight pro-government tribal leaders in the troubled South Waziristan region on Afghanistan's border, officials say. |
The tribesmen were killed in two separate attacks on Sunday night and early Monday, a security official said. | The tribesmen were killed in two separate attacks on Sunday night and early Monday, a security official said. |
Three of the men died in Wana, the region's main town, while the others were shot dead at their homes in Shkai, a town north of Wana, he said. | |
South Waziristan is a known stronghold of Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. | South Waziristan is a known stronghold of Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. |
The region has been at the centre of fighting between the army and the militants in recent months. | The region has been at the centre of fighting between the army and the militants in recent months. |
Gunmen stormed the office of Taleban commander Maulavi Nazir in Wana on Sunday night and killed three of his supporters and wounded four others, officials said. | |
They said five people were killed in the nearby Shkai area in another attack on the office of Commander Khanan, who is loyal to Mullah Nazir. | |
Officials say they suspect the attackers to be Uzbek militants, who are opposed to Mullah Nazir. | |
Although a Taleban commander, Mullah Nazir recently fought foreign militants with the backing of Pakistani government troops. | |
Reports from Wana say the attacks may be in retaliation for an incident last month in which a suspected Uzbek militant was trapped and killed by Commander Khanan's men in the neighbouring North West Frontier Province district. |
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