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Militants fire rockets at South Waziristan military base

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Suspected Islamic militants fired rockets at a military base in South Waziristan early on Sunday, but nobody was injured, said officials.

Three rockets, launched in a pre-dawn attack, slammed into a field inside the base in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan, said a government official and an intelligence agent in the area. Troops retaliated with small weapons fire in the direction from which the rockets were launched. It was unknown if the assailants had suffered any casualties, said the intelligence official.

The sprawling base in Wana is home to thousands of army and paramilitary troops, and also houses offices of civilian government security officials in the area. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

Meanwhile on Sunday, an Uzbek national’s body was found in South Waziristan. The man had been strangled to death, and it is believed that he was Uzbek commander Jaffar Asad’s son, who has been missing since Saturday. Asad is thought to be hiding in Wana. agencies

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