6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack
Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says armed men killed six security personnel and wounded seven in a checkpoint attack in the northwest. The assault happened in Kurram district, where fierce sectarian fighting has killed at least 130 people during the past few weeks. A ceasefire between the area’s Sunni and Shiite communities is holding and Saturday’s incident is not connected to the recent clashes. The military said Saturday that separate operations in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had killed 22 militants in the past 24 hours. Six soldiers died in an intense exchange of fire during one of the operations.
