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5 security forces personnel kidnapped in NW Pakistan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-02 08:58

ISLAMABAD -- A paramilitary commander and his four body guards were kidnapped Sunday in the northwestern Pakistani district of Swat, according to local TV reports.

Ahsam-ud-din and his body guards were kidnapped on their way to Mingora, a major city in the restive Swat valley of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

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Head of the peace committee Inam ur Rehman said that efforts were being made for their release.

No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

Meanwhile, NWFP government official accused Taliban of ceasefire violation.

A convoy of security forces came under attack Sunday in Swat and a security personnel was injured in the incident.

The attack came around two weeks after the militants and the government announced ceasefire.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack.