Blast kills three soldiers in tribal area

MIRANSHAH: At least three paramilitary soldiers were killed and another three were injured on Monday, when a bomb blew up their vehicle in North Waziristan near the Afghan border, officials announced. “It was a remote controlled bomb,” local administration official Syed Zahirul Islam said. He said the bomb was planted on the road between the region’s main town Miranshah and Mir Ali, bordering Afghanistan. The bomb exploded at Aidak village as the vehicle carrying troops from the paramilitary Frontier Corps reached the area. Three people, including the driver, died on spot, while three other paramilitaries were injured. The wounded were flown in a helicopter to Miranshah hospital, he said. The deceased were identified as Subedar Yar Muhammad Afridi, Driver Banaras Khan Orakzai and Sepoy Taj Muhammad Afridi, while the injured are Lance Naik Shaukat Afridi, Sepoy Abbas Ali Bangash and Sepoy Nawazish Ali Bangash. Security forces have launched a hunt to track down the attackers, said Mr Zahirul Islam, adding that six people had already been detained. Residents of Aidak village said the authorities had seized six vehicles and sealed four shops in a bid to pressure local tribesmen to hand over the suspects. staff report

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