Information About Incident 34458-64298-151901 in Sudhnati Pakistan

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The helicopters attacked militants' hideouts in Shahnari, killing 13 Taliban militants.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Shahnari, Shahnari
• Matched District: Sudhnati
• Actgroup: attack, kill
• Actor: The helicopters, The helicopters
• Subject: militants ' hideouts in Shahnari, 13 Taliban militants

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A senior al Qaeda operative and 17 other militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when low-flying helicopters bombed their positions in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said Abu Saeed al-Masri alias Mustafa Mohammad Ahmad was killed in the air strike. The Egyptian-born Abu Saeed was reported to be a senior member of the Majlis-i-Shura and financial chief of al Qaeda. They said that Cobra helicopters precisely targeted militants positions in Shahnari, Haji Lawang, Ragha Dagg and Takht areas where security forces had been using air power since August 8. The helicopters attacked militants hideouts in Shahnari, killing 13 Taliban militants. They also hit four vehicles in Takht, killing five militants and injuring three others.

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