15 Pakistani security men killed in bombing in NW Pakistan
22/10/2008 17:22
At least 15 Pakistani security men have been killed in a bombing attack in
northwestern Pakistan late yesterday evening, the News Network International
(NNI) news agency reported today.
A convoy of six vehicles was carrying
ration for security forces when a roadside bomb was exploded through a remote
control at Sarsenay area, some 30 kilometers from Mingora, a major city in Swat
of North West Frontier Province, reported NNI.
Security forces and militants
started firing on each other soon after the bombing attack.
Militants used
rockets and automatic guns to target the group of over 42 security personnel,
sources said. Three vehicles were completely destroyed in the attack, witnesses
said.
Local people said they saw 15 bodies of the security men at the site of
the blast this morning. Officials said that five Taliban militants were also
killed in the fighting.
Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed responsibility
for the attack.
Xinhua
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