Four kidnappers among six killed

Six people were killed in a gunbattle in a tribal area on Friday after masked assailants abducted an official from a military college, officials said. Masked gunmen in the troubled tribal region of North Waziristan, bundled into their car Faisal Islam, an official from a military cadet college, security officials said.
The kidnappers sped away after the abduction in Razmak town but local tribesmen chased them and the ensuing gunbattle left six people dead, including four kidnappers and two tribesmen. At least 11 others were injured.