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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Six civilians, 16 militants killed in Pakistan tribal area KHAR, Pakistan</b>, Aug 12 (AFP) Six civilians and 16 Taliban were killed Tuesday when Pakistani helicopter gunships shelled militant hideouts in Bajaur tribal area where days of clashes have left scores dead, officials said. Five civilians were killed and three others injured when helicopters pounded suspected militant positions Tuesday in Takht village, 10 kilometres south of Khar, the main town in Bajaur, officials and residents said. Separately, an 11-year-old boy was killed and his six-year-old sister was wounded in clashes in Sevai village in Bajaur on Tuesday, they said. More than a dozen houses were also destroyed, they added. Helicopters later shelled areas east of Khar for about 45 minutes when they spotted militants “preparing for an action against government forces,” a local administration official told AFP. Sixteen militants were killed in the attack and their bodies were still lying on the ground, the official said. Military officials said that six civilians and 50 militants were killed on Monday. At the weekend, security forces said that nine soldiers and 100 militants had been killed during the previous four days. (First Posted 16:30 PST Updated @ 21:05 PST)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->