3 Pakistani soldiers, 5 Baloch nationalists killed

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 19:41 [IST]

Peshawar, Apr 5 : At least three Pakistani soldiers and five Baloch nationalists were killed on Saturday in a gunfight in Balochistan province.

The shootout took place near Dalbandin town as the security forces raided a house after getting a tip-off.

"Three of our soldiers were killed and seven others were injured when criminals hiding in a house opened fire during a raid," Frontier Corps chief officer Saleem Nawaz told a foreign news agency.

He further said that up to five criminals died when soldiers retaliated, and that they have captured a body and a seriously wounded suspect.

ANI

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