 WANA: A land mine exploded near an army pickup truck on a road in a tribal region in South Waziristan, injuring three soldiers, a government official said on Tuesday. The explosion happened on Monday when the troops were travelling to get water from a stream, said Mohammed Wisal Khan, a local government administrator. The soldiers were moved to a military hospital in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, but there were no details on their injuries. On Tuesday, another soldier was wounded in a landmine explosion while he was walking to a nearby post west of Wana, Khan said. Six local tribesmen and an Afghan were arrested, he said. |