's Landi Kotal area.Official sources say that a joint party of security forces and peace committee members was targeted in Painda Cheena area of Zakakhel.
The blast left two security personnel and as many Tauheedul Islam activists dead. One security man was also among those injured in the kaboom.
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Rescue and security personnel reached the blast site and began shifting the victims to a nearby hospital.
The security forces launched a search operation soon after the attack. Further details regarding the nature and intensity of the blast were not available till the filing of this report.
Follow-up blast during rescue efforts
At least two more security personnel were maimed when another blast occurred in Zakakhel bazaar shortly after the first one,
The security forces were targeted when they were shifting the victims of the first blast.
Security forces also claimed to have enjugged
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
ten suspects during a search operation in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber agency.
Khyber is one of Pakistain's seven semi-autonomous regions governed by tribal laws and lies near the Afghan border. The Taliban and other Al Qaeda-linked groups who stage attacks in both Pakistain and Afghanistan are also known to have strongholds in the zone.
The development comes amid Operation Khyber I which was launched in Khyber tribal agency on credible information about the presence of murderous Moslems in parts of Sipah and Akkakhel areas, according to Shahab Ali Shah.
Mangal Bagh
...a former bus driver, now head of the Deobandi bandido group Lashkar-e-Islam and the Terror of Khyber Agency...
-led Lashkar-e-Islam
...a group of Islamic bandidos infesting Khyber Agency. It's headed by a former bus driver....
has had a strong presence in the areas being targeted in the operation.
Anticipating a military operation in their areas in Tirah valley, hundreds of Akkakhel families had begun leaving their homes in Dars Jumaat, Shaddaly, Darota and Kulla areas of Akkakhel in Tirah valley.
The latest operation was launched amidst 'Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
', a full-fledged military operation being conducted by the Pak military against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) murderous Moslems in North
Wazoo tribal region.