2 militants killed, 5 injured as security forces repulse attack in NW Pakistan
Xinhua, December 26, 2015 Adjust font size:
At least two militants were killed in a shootout with security forces in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Kurram Agency on Saturday, local media reported.
Urdu TV channel Dawn News said the militants attacked a check post of the security forces with sophisticated weapons, but the troops repulsed the attack in which two of them got killed, five injured and others fled the scene.
Kurram Agency is a semi-autonomous tribal area which borders Afghanistan from its three provinces.
The attackers, whose identities have not been revealed yet, reportedly came from Afghanistan by crossing the porous border.
Terrorist attacks frequently happened in Kurram Agency till the security forces launched an operation two years ago to curb the extremist elements in the area.
The operation basically broke the backbone of the militants, but they still carry out sporadic attacks on security forces. Enditem