Five security officials killed in attack on Khyber check post
Five security officials were killed in a bad boy attack on a check post in Khyber tribal region's Landi Kotal area on Thursday, DawnNews reported.
Militants attacked the check post with heavy weapons as a result of which two security officials were also maimed, security sources told DawnNews.
The maimed officials were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Security forces subsequently started a search operation in areas surrounding the check post.
Separately, in Khyber's Bara area, three people were killed in festivities between armed beturbanned goons from two banned organisations.
Posted by: Fred 2011-02-25 |