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Pakistani Tribesmen 'kill 300 foreigners'
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says tribesmen have killed about 300 foreign militants in fighting near the Afghan border.
This is the highest number reported after several weeks of battles between local Pashtuns and Uzbek militants.
Local sources put the figure much lower than the army, at fewer than 100 dead.
The president also admitted for the first time that the army had supported the tribal fighters, something that was publicly denied until now.
General Musharraf's figure was higher than the numbers previously reported by the army and much higher than that reported by locals.
Pressure
It seems the military want to highlight the uprising against the Uzbeks, probably because it has been under pressure from the West to move against foreign fighters in the lawless tribal areas near the border.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6549103.stm
Local sources put the figure much lower than the army, at fewer than 100 dead.
The president also admitted for the first time that the army had supported the tribal fighters, something that was publicly denied until now.
General Musharraf's figure was higher than the numbers previously reported by the army and much higher than that reported by locals.
Pressure
It seems the military want to highlight the uprising against the Uzbeks, probably because it has been under pressure from the West to move against foreign fighters in the lawless tribal areas near the border.
More
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6549103.stm
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