4 troops, 15 separatists killed in twin attacks in Pakistan
ABC News
Pakistan's interior minister says separatist insurgents launched twin attacks on military posts hours apart in the southwestern Baluchistan province, triggering intense firefights that killed four soldiers and 15 assailants
ISLAMABAD -- Separatist insurgents launched twin attacks on military posts hours apart in southwest Pakistan, triggering intense firefights that killed four soldiers and 15 assailants, the country's interior minister said Thursday.
In a video statement, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said nine militants and four soldiers were killed when the assailants raided a security post Wednesday evening in the remote Naushki district of Baluchistan province. He said six militants were also killed when separatists attacked another security post in the province's Banjgur area.
The Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the twin attacks in a post on Twitter. Ahmed said both attacks were repulsed by the security forces.
The military initially gave a lower casualty report, saying four militants and a soldier had been killed.
