GHALANAI/BARA: At least four security men were killed in an explosion targeting a convoy of security forces in Warmagai area of Kurram tribal region on Tuesday.
Security and rescue teams reached the blast site and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. The security forces’ vehicle was destroyed in the blast. Security forces cordoned off the blast site as a probe into the incident went underway. Kurram is one of the most sensitive tribal areas as it borders three Afghan provinces and at one point in time was one of the key routes for militants’ movement across the border.
The region was claimed by the military to have been cleared of insurgents during an operation a couple of years ago, however, militants still carry out sectarian attacks and also target security forces occasionally. Kurram tribal agency is adjacent to North Waziristan region where the operation Zarb-e-Azb is in progress against Taliban and other insurgent groups. Meanwhile, in Khyber Agency, three volunteers of local peace committee were killed and another sustained injuries in a bomb blast at Tirah valley. They were patrolling the area when the explosion took place.
Meanwhile, five activists of the peace committee Tauheedul Islam have died in bomb blast in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Tuesday. Administration officials say an improvised explosive device (IED) planted near a bunker of the committee in Naray Baba area went off last night, killing five volunteers. The banned Lashkar-e-Islam, a tribal militia led by Mangal Bagh, later claimed responsibility for the bomb attack. Clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and Tauheedul Islam have claimed several lives in Tirah valley so far. Bagh gone into hiding since the authorities launched military action in Khyber tribal region, which is the most important region among the tribal agencies.
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