Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 23 Feb 2024, 08:33 am Print
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A frontier corps soldier was killed and at least two others were injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday.
The incident happened when unknown militants opened fire at a vehicle of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps (FC) in Khyber district of the province, police officials from the area told Xinhua.
The security forces' vehicle was on a routine patrol in the area when it came under attack, the officials said, adding that the injured FC personnel have been transported to a nearby hospital.
Police and security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to arrest the culprits.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.
(With UNI inputs)
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