11 security personnel injured in Khyber Agency IED blast
Injured personnel airlifted to hospital in Peshawar
A file photo of security forces. PHOTO: AFP
PESHAWAR:
At least 11 security officials were injured on Thursday when militants attacked a security forces convoy with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber Agency's Tirah Valley.
According to political administration officials, a vehicle within a convoy of security came under attack at Nangrosa area of Tirah Valley.
The vehicle was damaged while 11 officials on board were seriously injured. The critically injured personnel were airlifted to a hospital in Peshawar.
The attack comes a day after massive aerial strikes were carried out against militants in Tirah Valley, claiming lives of 35 suspected militants and destroying several of their compounds.
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The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that eleven security personnel were injured.
At least 11 security officials were injured on Thursday when militants attacked a security forces convoy with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber Agency's Tirah Valley.
According to political administration officials, a vehicle within a convoy of security came under attack at Nangrosa area of Tirah Valley.
The vehicle was damaged while 11 officials on board were seriously injured. The critically injured personnel were airlifted to a hospital in Peshawar.
The attack comes a day after massive aerial strikes were carried out against militants in Tirah Valley, claiming lives of 35 suspected militants and destroying several of their compounds.
Read: Khyber-One operation: Jet pound targets in Tirah, 35 dead
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that eleven security personnel were injured.