ISLAMABAD — Police say suspected militants have abducted some 400 students, staff members and relatives driving away from a school in a troubled tribal region in northwest Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD — Police say suspected militants have abducted some 400 students, staff members and relatives driving away from a school in a troubled tribal region in northwest Pakistan. Police official Meer Sardar said the mass abduction occurred about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Razmak Cadet College in North Waziristan. The people were leaving the school area after a phone call from a man they believed to be a political official warned them to get out. A large group of suspected militants forced around 30 vehicles carrying the group to stop before leading them away. Sardar says around 17 people in one vehicle managed to escape and report the incident to the police. North Waziristan is a major Taliban stronghold. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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