, Express News reported on Friday. Unidentified gunnies carried out the attack near a check post located in the Ghundai area of Jamrud tehsil in early hours.
The paramilitaries, who served with the FC, came under fire by Death Eaters in the Jamrud area of the Khyber tribal district around 1:00am local time, a security bigshot told AFP.
"A team of FC was moving to counter the Death Eaters on a tip off but they became under fire beforehand. At least eight security persons were killed in an exchange of fire," the official said.
Two vehicles of the FC personnel were also damaged in the attack.
Four of the attackers were killed on retaliation by the security forces.
Another official said that three Death Eaters were also locked away
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after the shootout while around a dozen beat feet from the scene.
"A curfew was imposed in the area and a door-to-door search is underway," he said.