15 die in tribal-area clash, officials say
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From Times Wire Reports
Armed tribesmen attacked suspected Uzbek militants in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a battle in which 15 people were killed, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
A group of about 60 tribesmen attacked the Uzbeks as they drove through a village near Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal area, one intelligence official said.
Twelve militants, two tribesmen and an Afghan shopkeeper were killed in the ensuing battle, the officials said.
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