Taliban claim responsibility for abducting 30 kids
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 3 (IANS) The Taliban have claimed responsibility for kidnapping about 30 Pakistani children who mistakenly crossed into Afghanistan while on a picnic, a media report said.
The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident that took place in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area of Bajaur Agency, Xinhua Saturday cited a TV channel as reporting.
The 30 Pakistani boys were reportedly abducted by Taliban militants after they mistakenly crossed the border into Afghanistan’s Kunar province during a picnic.
The boys - all aged between 10 to 15 - were picnicking Thursday during Eid in northwest Bajaur tribal region when they were kidnapped.
Tribal elders were trying to negotiate their release.
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