Information About Incident 68940-141181-358352 in Bajaur Pakistan

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Thirty-seven militants were killed and more than a dozen injured in air strikes by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft in Bara and Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 24, reports The News.

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• Meta Location: Bara
• Matched District: Bajaur
• Actgroup: injure
• Actor: by the Pakistan Air Force ( PAF ) fighter aircraft
• Subject: more than a dozen air strikes

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Thirty-seven militants were killed and more than a dozen injured in air strikes by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft in Bara and Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 24, reports The News. Earlier, Daily Times reported that 10 militants were killed and 15 others injured. The sources said fighter aircraft bombarded the suspected positions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Wache Wanay, Sra Vela, Dwatoi and Tordarra in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. The jets also targeted some hideouts of the TTP in Spera Dam area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit). 10 hideouts of militants were destroyed in the bombardment. The official sources said the dead militants belonged to Orakzai Agency and Darra Adamkhel of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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