 A tribesman was killed and three troops were injured in two landmine explosions in South Waziristan on Sunday as Bajaur Scouts and Mehsud tribesmen continued their hunt for suspected militants in the Spinkai Raghzai area. The three soldiers were injured when a military vehicle hit a remote-controlled explosive device near the Makeen area. Another vehicle hit a landmine in Makeen, killing the brother of Makeen Peace Committee president Ahmad Shah. Clashes between security forces and suspected militants left 10 fighters dead on Saturday night, AP quoted officials as saying. The shootout began when the troops returned fire after they were attacked near Lalizai village northeast of Wana, said FATA security chief Brig Mahmood Shah.
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He said the troops did not suffer any casualties and the militants retreated to nearby hills after about an hour of fighting. He said intelligence information indicated 10 fighters were killed, but conceded that no bodies have been retrieved because the fleeing militants took them along. An army spokesman could not confirm the fighting. |