 PESHAWAR: Two army personnel were wounded and an army vehicle damaged in a landmine explosion at Darpakhel in North Waziristan on Thursday. The army personnel retaliated and opened fire after the blast, resulting in the death of an elderly woman bystander. Security forces also arrested two tribesmen.
The incident took place at 1:30pm at Darpakhel as the army convoy headed to Dattakhel from Miranshah. Another source said three army jawans were wounded. Local Taliban called reporters on the telephone from an undisclosed location accepting responsibility for the attack.
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They said the blast had killed and injured "several army soldiers". They said that the two men who were arrested had nothing to do with militants.
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In another incident at Ahmedkhel, two FC personnel were seriously injured in a landmine blast. Security forces opened fire on four suspected militants at around 9:30pm on Wednesday night at the Army Camp in Miranshah, killing one of them. The other three fled. The Security forces took the body of the dead tribesman with them. Reports from the Spin Wam area said an exchange of fire between the army and militants was continuing and helicopter gunships were spotted over the area. |