Taliban storm check posts near Peshawar

December 28, 2012 00:51

Two security personnel were killed and 22 more reported missing after hundreds of Taliban fighters targeted three check posts near the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials said.

The check posts in the Frontier Region of Peshawar, which were manned by the Levies militia, were attacked early on Wednesday morning.

Security officials were quoted by the media as saying that the missing personnel may have been kidnapped by militants.

Security forces launched an operation to recover the missing personnel, officials said.

The attack was carried out by about 200 militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.

No group claimed responsibility for the attacks but officials blamed the Taliban.

The militants appeared to have come from nearby tribal areas that serve as bases for the Taliban, they said.

The militants took away weapons and vehicles from the check posts.

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