PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 04, SPA -- Clashes between tribesmen and militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan'snorthwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latestviolence between pro-government tribal militias andinsurgents. Also Saturday, the Taliban said it shot down a helicopterthat crashed Friday in the northwest, killing 26 governmenttroops. The government blamed it on a technical problem, The Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/681093