A suicide bomber attacked a tribal meeting in Bajaur; 22 tribal members were killed. A suicide attack in Swat killed two paramilitary troops. Nineteen Taliban fighters were killed in airstrikes in Bajaur. The government freed three Taliban prisoners, including Baitullah Mehsud™s deputy, Maulvi Rafiuddin, in exchange for 10 soldiers taken hostage in Hangu district.
