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Taliban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers

Taliban militants have shot dead 21 Pakistani soldiers who they had kidnapped in raids on two camps outside Peshawar in the troubled northwest of the country, officials said Sunday.

Around 200 militants, armed with heavy weapons including mortars and rocket launchers, stormed the government paramilitary camps before dawn on Thursday, killing two security personnel and kidnapping 23.

Officials said the bodies of 21 security personnel had been discovered in the wilderness not far from the camps, their hands tied before they were shot. Two others -- one wounded and one unhurt -- were also found.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/taliban-kills-21-kidnapped-pakistani-soldiers-officials-214557518.html

Reply 1

Swanbow

South Africa offer our condolences to the Pakistani Military, and the families of those deceased soldiers. This shall be in our thoughts and prayers, and we hope that peace and stability can finally come to Pakistan.

Reply 2

cl_steele

The UK seconds the sentiments of the SA rep in this repugnant and senseless act of violence.

Reply 3

PierceBrosnan

Both Switzerland and Jordan send their condolences to those Pakistani soldiers families at this awful time. We do not tolerate terrorist attacks whether they're abroad or on our soils. We hope the Pakistani government takes the appropriate course of action in response to this abhorrent attack on their military.