Pakistan road blast kills seven - Democratic Underground

bemildred

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Sat Oct-31-09 12:44 PM
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Pakistan road blast kills seven

Source: BBC

At least seven paramilitary troops have been killed by a roadside bomb in north-west Pakistan, say officials.

Eleven others were said to have been injured in the blast, which struck a routine patrol of troops in the Khyber tribal region.

Elsewhere, officials said more than a dozen Islamist militants died in air strikes in the Orakzai tribal region.

The latest attacks came as fierce fighting continued in South Waziristan between the army and insurgents.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8335738.stm

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Hulk

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Sat Oct-31-09 04:23 PM
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1. "paramilitary troops"....?? Just what are those?

Are we talking the mercenaries, such as halliburton? What the hell is a paramilitary??

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bemildred

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Sat Oct-31-09 05:41 PM
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2. Well, it was a "routine patrol" of "paramilitary troops".

Even better, right?

My guess would be that we are talking "special forces" of some sort, as opposed to ordinary grunts. But then, why are they doing "routine patrols"?

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