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Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism Unidentified people destroy telecommunications tower belonging to China Mobile Pakistan in North Waziristan
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 08 Nov 2021, 05:39 am Print
China Mobile Tower Destroy Image: Pixabay
Islamabad: Unidentified people destroyed a telecommunications tower, which belonged to the China Mobile Pakistan, in a northwestern tribal district of Pakistan, media reports said.
Police told RFE/RL on Nov 5 that the tower in the restive North Waziristan district was destroyed by explosives.
China Mobile Pakistan is a 100-percent owned subsidiary of China Mobile Communications Corporation.
No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.
The area witnesses a dominating presence of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group.
According to media reports, the tower was damaged soon after it started providing Internet service.
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