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Taliban Court Orders Six People Dead

Taliban have killed six people for different acts of crimes in Pakistan’s tribal district of Orakzai Agency. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq reported that they were shot dead following an order of the Taliban Shura (consultative council).

According to the report, the Taliban had abducted the six people for their alleged roles in cases of robbery in the area. The local administration has confirmed that the six bodies were thrown in the local market.

Source: Roznama Mashriq, Pakistan, June 25, 2008

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