Eight people including two foreign militants were killed Monday in a bomb explosion and clashes with security forces in North Waziristan tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan, according to military sources.Sources told KUNA that a passenger van was coming to Miramshah, the main headquarters of North Waziristan agency, when it hit a landmine near Dattakhel area. The sources indicated that the explosion killed five people, including two women and wounded four others. They added that the van was completely damaged.
Meanwhile, sources noted that three militants, including two foreigners were killed and three Frontier Core (FC) personnel were wounded during clashes between suspected militants and FC forces. The sources indicated that an FC force raided a suspected arms and ammunition depot in Mir Ali village of North Waziristan agency during which armed militants opened fire against them, wounding three FC personnel. The Sources said that three militants were killed during an exchange of fire, two of them of foreign origin. The sources noted that a search operation was carried out during which two foreign militants were arrested. These incidents come a day after one soldier was killed and 10 people were wounded in clashes that occurred in the agency.
Suspected Islamic militants beheaded a tribesman after kidnapping him for spying for the US military.