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Summary
Eight members of Janikhel Peace Committee were killed and 2 injured when unidentified persons opened fire on them in Bannu. According to sources, ten members of the committee were returning back to the city form Janikhel this morning. Persons in two cars stopped them near Khesoor area and started indiscriminate firing. Resultantly, leader of the committee Muhibbullah and 7 members including Malik Muhammad Sultan and Adeed Azhar were killed while two others sustained injuries. Two dead bodies have been shifted to District Hospital Bannu. DPO Bannu verified the incident and said that security of the area has been put on high alert.
