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Summary A security official and four members of Aman Lashkar were killed in attack on check post.
Unidentified militants ambushed a security forces check post in Akkakhel area of Khyber agency on Sunday morning, leaving five people dead, including four Peace Lashkr volunteers.The security forces returned fire in retaliation and killed 10 militants.The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation soon after the incident.More than 50 Taliban militants armed with rocket launchers stormed the check post. The violence lasted an hour.The militants, notably Taliban, have stepped up attacks on Aman Lashkars who have raised militias to help security forces. At least 40 people were killed and 68 wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a funeral of a member of a pro-government tribe in the northwestern Lower Dir district on Thursday.
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