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An attack by militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern Balochistan province left two soldiers dead and six wounded, the military said Sunday. The military said in a statement that one of the wounded soldiers was an officer who was hurt during a heavy exchange of fire with fleeing attackers after their attack was repulsed. The militants were then chased into mountains in Khost province, it said. Intelligence officials said six soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the attack. They spoke on condition of anonymity for not being authorised to speak to media. The army did not identify the …