Pakistan raid kills 45 militants and their families

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Source: Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said on Wednesday.
The strikes targeted militants in their stronghold, the Tirah Valley, on Tuesday night.

"We have reports that 40 to 45 terrorists were killed," a security official told Reuters.

Taliban militants often deny official death tolls of militants.

A security official said those killed included families of the militants who had fled military offensives in the Swat Valley and other northwestern regions.


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