8 teachers kidnapped in NW Pakistan
13:04, 8 December 2010
ISLAMABAD. December 8. KAZINFORM Eight teachers have been kidnapped by unknown militants on Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistani district of Hangu, local sources said; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
According to the sources, some unidentified gunmen abducted eight high school teachers and a guard in Hangu when they were on their way to school in a vehicle on early Wednesday morning.
Police and local people were reportedly chasing the militants for the release of abducted school teachers.
Crossfire between the militants and police was also reported and the police chief in Hangu was supervising the operation; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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