{{A government official says Pakistani authorities have asked tribal elders to help rescue 23 policemen who appear to have been kidnapped by the Taliban.}}<\/p>\n
The tribal policemen went missing Thursday when militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons attacked two posts before dawn in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, the main sanctuary for al-Qaida and Taliban fighters in the country. <\/p>\n
Two policemen were killed in the attacks.<\/p>\n
Government administrator Naveed Akbar Khan said Friday that authorities plan meetings with tribal elders in the two villages where the attacks occurred in the Darra Adam Khel tribal region. <\/p>\n
Tribal law stipulates that the elders could be punished for attacks that occurred in their areas.<\/p>\n
Security forces have also launched an operation to try to recover the missing policemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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