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13 troops killed by friendly fire in Pakistan

Friendly fire killed 13 troops caught up in a militant ambush close to the Afghan border, a Pakistani military commander said today.

13 troops killed by friendly fire in Pakistan

Tue, 29 Mar, 2011 - 09:02

Friendly fire killed 13 troops caught up in a militant ambush close to the Afghan border, a Pakistani military commander said today.

Asif Yasin Malik said a mortar fell short during the fight in the Khyber region. The dead men included a colonel and a captain.

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