120 suspects arrested from Swat.SWAT, October October: see month. 31, 2009 (Frontier Star): The security forces during search operation against militants have arrested 120 suspected people from different area of Tehsil A tehsil (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq) is a unit of government in some countries of South Asia. Generally, a tehsil consists of a city or town that serves as its headquarters Khawazakhela and Shangla. Before search operation, the security forces imposed unannounced curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. in Tehsil Khawazakhela and Shangla of Swat. During the operation, the security forces arrested 120 suspected and shifted them to undisclosed location where interrogators are investigating them, sources said. The search operation was launched after intelligence report with regard to presence of terrorists in the area, sources added. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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