Six security personnel killed in Pakistan blast

ISLAMABAD: Six soldiers were killed today when an improvised explosive devise (IED) planted by militants targeted a security forces convoy in northwest Pakistan.

The explosive device was planted on a roadside in the troubled Mohmand tribal agency where security forces are battling Taliban militants.

A security official said that four soldiers died on the spot while three others were injured.

Later, two security officials succumbed to their injuries in a military hospital in Peshawar, he said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, the Taliban often attack security personnel by planting homemade explosives alongside roads.

The attack came days after security forces pounded militant hideouts in aerial attacks in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, killing over 70.