At least eight Pakistani security personnel were killed on Sunday and two others injured when militants attacked their vehicle in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, sources said. The militants ambushed the vehicle in the Kurram tribal district bordering Afghanistan.
The attack killed eight law enforcement officials and injured two others, according to the sources.
A splinter terrorist group of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) -- Jamaat-ul Ahrar -- claimed responsibility for the attack.
The military's media cell which typically issues statements on such attacks, has not commented on this incident yet.
The attack comes a day after six soldiers, including an officer, and as many terrorists were killed in a gunfight in the province. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.
The banned terror group was set up as an umbrella group of several militant outfits in 2007.
The Pakistani government has repeatedly accused the TTP of operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan, a claim denied by the Afghan Taliban.
The attack killed eight law enforcement officials and injured two others, according to the sources.
A splinter terrorist group of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) -- Jamaat-ul Ahrar -- claimed responsibility for the attack.
The military's media cell which typically issues statements on such attacks, has not commented on this incident yet.
The attack comes a day after six soldiers, including an officer, and as many terrorists were killed in a gunfight in the province. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.
The banned terror group was set up as an umbrella group of several militant outfits in 2007.
The Pakistani government has repeatedly accused the TTP of operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan, a claim denied by the Afghan Taliban.
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