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Wed 07 Jul 2008Pakistani forces kill over 25 suspected militants
Pakistani security forces have killed more than 25 militants in overnight clashes in the troubled Swat valley in the northwest, a military spokesman said today.
The fighting took place in a village near Matta, a known stronghold for militants in the region. Militants killed three army intelligence men in an ambush and also took hostage 30 police and paramilitary soldiers in a raid on their post earlier this week.
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