The security forces in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on Thursday clashed with the Taliban after they attacked an army camp using short-range missiles and mortars.Fifteen people were reportedly killed in the missile attack.
The assailants targeted the military facility near the Landikotal bazaar from their hideouts in the mountains. One of the rockets missed the target and hit a warehouse close to the bazaar, killing 15 men.
The men used to work at the warehouse and had also been using it as a makeshift residence.
Daily Times learnt that six bodies had been recovered so far from the rubble, while authorities did not have the necessary equipment to retrieve the rest from the debris. Following the attack, the security forces retaliated hitting the attackers' positions in the nearby mountains.
A source said a madrassa adjacent to the army camp was also hit in the missile attack.