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Tajik special services kill another suspected militant week after deadly ambush

26 September 2010 03:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A "foreign mercenary," who reportedly took part in a deadly ambush on Tajik troops a week ago, has been killed in an ongoing special operation in eastern Tajikistan, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.
According to the TV report, the suspected militant was in possession of an assault rifle, as well as plans of future terrorist attacks and a bomb-making manual.
The militant’s name and country of origin was not disclosed for investigation purposes. It was earlier reported that mercenaries from Pakistan and Afghanistan took part in the attack, which left some two dozens of servicemen dead.
According to official reports, 25 people were killed and 14 seriously injured on September 19 when they were ambushed in a remote Tajik valley. Three people later succumbed to their injuries, and 11 remain in hospital.
The operation against militant leaders Abdullo Rakhimov, Mirzokhudzha Akhmadov and Alovuddin Davlatov, who are blamed for the attack, began in eastern Tajikistan on Wednesday. Eight suspected militants have been killed so far.