Five people were killed and 9 others injured in an exchange of fire between two religious groups in Teerah Valley of Khyber Agency on Saturday. The fighting between the two religious groups has erupted after a long ceasefire.Ansarul Islam (AI) said it took into custody 30 people belonging to its rival group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). AI said the five people killed in the fighting belonged to LI and 30 LI men were taken into custody, adding that its shura (council) would decide their fate.
Meanwhile, LI refuted AIÂ’s claims saying that the houses of AI activists Qayyum and Jumma Baz were razed to the ground during the fighting and several important posts were captured. However, LI confirmed the death of two of its men in the fighting.