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Militants attack paramilitary camp in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (KUNA) -- Militants Tuesday attacked two paramilitary camps in North Waziristan tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan, wounding seven soldiers and setting ablaze a grid station, said officials.
The gunmen assaulted Frontier Core (FC) camp in Razmak area of the agency with rockets, security officials told KUNA.
They said the attack left five soldiers wounded, one of the them critically. An adjacent grid station was caught on fire, adding that the fire spread to other buildings as well causing huge property damage.
Forces launched retaliatory operation but militants managed to escape.
Also, two soldiers were wounded when militants fired rockets at another FC camp in Miramshah, the main headquarters of the agency. (end) amn.rk KUNA 291211 Jan 08NNNN