Landmine: Four servicemen injured in blast
Landmine was planted by unidentified militants in Spin Warm area
BANNU:
Four members of the security forces were injured on Sunday when the vehicle they were patrolling in hit a landmine planted by unidentified militants in Spin Warm area of North Waziristan Agency. A security official said that several vehicles of the forces were patrolling the area on Sunday, when one of them hit a landmine. He said four personnel including, Shehzad, Babar, Jamaludding and Saifullah were injured in the blast, while their vehicle was also damaged. Meanwhile, a security forces official was killed and another injured in two separate attacks in South Waziristan Agency on Sunday. Some unidentified militants shot dead an official on duty at a check-post in Sararogha area and fled. Separately, a rocket fired from an undisclosed location hit a check post in Khamrang area of Wana, injuring an official. Security forces have started a search operation in the area, officials said.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2015.
Four members of the security forces were injured on Sunday when the vehicle they were patrolling in hit a landmine planted by unidentified militants in Spin Warm area of North Waziristan Agency. A security official said that several vehicles of the forces were patrolling the area on Sunday, when one of them hit a landmine. He said four personnel including, Shehzad, Babar, Jamaludding and Saifullah were injured in the blast, while their vehicle was also damaged. Meanwhile, a security forces official was killed and another injured in two separate attacks in South Waziristan Agency on Sunday. Some unidentified militants shot dead an official on duty at a check-post in Sararogha area and fled. Separately, a rocket fired from an undisclosed location hit a check post in Khamrang area of Wana, injuring an official. Security forces have started a search operation in the area, officials said.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2015.