Local militants ambushed an army convoy on Wednesday in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan Agency leaving one security personnel dead and four others injured. The militants attacked the convoy at 3:30pm in Miser, three kilometres from Dattakhel. The local administration said the security forces retaliated and arrested 10 tribesmen. It was not clear whether the arrested people were alleged attackers or local tribesmen. Some of the arrested people were injured, said officials.Only on Tuesday, local militants ambushed a convoy of paramilitary personnel, killing a jawan. Eight militants were also killed when the security personnel returned fire. The authorities handed over the bodies of the militants to their heirs on Wednesday. National Assembly Member Nek Zaman said all dead militants were locals. Some officials, however, said that among the dead militants, three were foreigners.
Local Taliban denied any of their companions was killed in the Tuesday attack. Local militantsÂ’ spokesperson Abdullah Farhad said the attackers had fled and that the security forces had targeted local tribesmen travelling in a vehicle. Army Spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan confirmed the attack, telling Daily Times that one security forces personnel was killed and four others were injured in the Dattakhel attack.