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Pakistani Taliban leader in Swat wounded: military

ISLAMABAD
Wed Jul 8, 2009 8:34am EDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The leader of Pakistani Taliban fighters in the Swat valley, northwest of Islamabad, has been wounded in fighting, a military spokesman said on Wednesday citing "credible" information.

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The Taliban leader, Fazlullah, has been on the run since the military launched an offensive in the region in late April.

(Reporting by Kamran Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel)



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