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Afghan security forces kill at least 5 suspected militants in W Kabul |
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13:46, April 30, 2008 |
Afghan security forces surrounded a hideout of suspected militants attempting to launch attacks in Kabul early Wednesday morning and the ensuing fighting left five militants dead, witnesses and officials said.
Firing erupted around 1 a.m. local time near a house located on the mountain near a traditional garden in western part of the capital, local residents said.
A Xinhua reporter on the spot saw ambulances rushed to the area for carrying casualties.
An intelligence service official who declined to be named told Xinhua that the operation was completed and five suspected militants were killed and one more was arrested.
During the fighting the unknown militants were said to have used arms like rockets.
The overnight operation came as Kabul tightened the security after a failed life attempt on Afghan president Hamid Karzai by militants during a April 27 parade.
Source:Xinhua
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