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This is an archive article published on July 19, 2011
On video: Taliban executing Pak cops
The Taliban released a video showing fighters executing 16 Pakistani tribal policemen in a hail of gunfire who were captured in a cross-border raid from Afghanistan earlier this summer.
Written by Associated Press
Islamabad | July 19, 2011 01:28 AM IST
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The Taliban released a video Monday showing fighters executing 16 Pakistani tribal policemen in a hail of gunfire who were captured in a cross-border raid from Afghanistan earlier this summer.
The video shows the policemen lined up on a hillside with their hands tied behind their backs,standing in front of armed Taliban fighters wearing scarves to hide their faces. One of the insurgents accused the men of executing six children from Pakistans Swat Valley by firing squad.
They are the enemies of the religion of Allah, the man said of the police officers. He and several other fighters then opened fire on the policemen,who crumpled to the ground. Several of them were still moaning,and one fighter walked down the line shooting the policemen in the head.
The video was posted on the LiveLeak video sharing website and included a note saying the policemen were captured when the Taliban staged a cross-border raid from Afghanistan on June 1 in Pakistans Dir district.
Army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the contents of the video,and said the Taliban fighters who executed the policemen came from the Swat Valley.
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