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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Militants kidnap four soldiers in Waziristan:</b> military PESHAWAR, Jan 1 (AFP): Militants abducted four paramilitary soldiers in South Waziristan Tuesday in the first such incident since the death of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said. Militants seized the soldiers as they descended from their observation post on a hill near Makeen in South Waziristan. The military said five rebels were killed and 20 others detained amid fighting following the abduction. Several militants were injured, but evacuated by their comrades, the official added. ”The rebels launched rocket and mortar attacks on a military base near Ladda town from rugged terrain bordering Afghanistan, a security official said. <b>A local official said the attackers were loyal to Mehsud</b>, who is alleged to be an Al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan. (First Posted @ 16:30 PST Updated @ 18:58 PST)
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