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Banned militant group chief escapes army attack in Pakistan's Khyber Agency.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report by Nasrullah Afridi headlined "Mangal Bagh escapes as LI HQ attacked" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 24 February

Bara: Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh on Monday [23 February] escaped as the headquarters of his banned outfit came under attack from Army helicopters in Spin Qabar area in Bara subdivision of the Khyber Agency.

Sources said eight people, including two children, were injured in the attack. The LI, however, said three persons were killed and 13 more wounded. Its spokesman Misri Gul admitted at least one of the three dead was an LI activist, while the other two were civilians.

Among the 13 …

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