ISLAMABAD: At least four soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a suicide blast on a military convoy in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.
The strike came hours after three top commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — a conglomerate of militant groups — were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside landmine in eastern Afghanistan. The TTP has often blamed Pakistani forces for attacks on its militants.
The Pakistani convoy was travelling from Mirali to Miramshah — the district headquarters of North Waziristan — when the suicide bomber appeared on a motorcycle and blew himself up near one of the vehicles in the Patasi Ada area, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army’s media arm.
The injured included three soldiers and four civilians travelling in the convoy.
“The Pakistan Army is determined to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said and warned that the sacrifices of the “brave soldiers” will not go in vain.
“Security agencies are investigating to find out (details) about the suicide bomber and his facilitators,” the ISPR added.
Attacks on security forces and clashes with suspected terrorists have grown frequent in North Waziristan in recent months. On July 4, at least 10 troopers were injured when a suicide bomber attacked their entourage. On May 30, a bike-borne suicide bomber attacked a convoy in the Razmak area, injuring two soldiers and two children.
The strike came hours after three top commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — a conglomerate of militant groups — were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside landmine in eastern Afghanistan. The TTP has often blamed Pakistani forces for attacks on its militants.
The Pakistani convoy was travelling from Mirali to Miramshah — the district headquarters of North Waziristan — when the suicide bomber appeared on a motorcycle and blew himself up near one of the vehicles in the Patasi Ada area, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army’s media arm.
The injured included three soldiers and four civilians travelling in the convoy.
“The Pakistan Army is determined to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said and warned that the sacrifices of the “brave soldiers” will not go in vain.
“Security agencies are investigating to find out (details) about the suicide bomber and his facilitators,” the ISPR added.
Attacks on security forces and clashes with suspected terrorists have grown frequent in North Waziristan in recent months. On July 4, at least 10 troopers were injured when a suicide bomber attacked their entourage. On May 30, a bike-borne suicide bomber attacked a convoy in the Razmak area, injuring two soldiers and two children.
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