Information About Incident 60077-120062-304088 in Sheikhupura Pakistan

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The main clash occurred in Shahdarra where gunship helicopters targeted the militants, who had captured the emerald mine, killing 35 of them and forcing the survivors to leave the mine.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Shahdarra
• Matched District: Sheikhupura
• Actgroup: kill
• Actor: the militants who
• Subject: 35 of them

Context

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The main clash occurred in Shahdarra where gunship helicopters targeted the militants, who had captured the emerald mine, killing 35 of them and forcing the survivors to leave the mine. SFs also targeted the Takhtaband stronghold of the Taliban, killing 15 militants and injuring scores of others. The militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in Kanju, killing one FC trooper and injuring two others. In the subsequent retaliation by the FC, 10 militants were killed. Similarly, another FC convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device, killing one soldier and injuring two others. Seven persons, including five SF personnel, were killed and nine others injured in different incidents in Batkhela. Approximately 60 persons also sustained injuries in clashes between the two sides in different areas of Swat. SFs targeted suspected militant positions in many areas, including Malokabad, Shahdarra, Rung Mohallah, Rajabad, Zamrud Mine, Qazi Baba, Watkai, Naway Killay, Ingoro Dherai, Takhtaband, Balogram and Qambar.

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