Explosion rocks Pakistan tribal region, kills 3
At least three people, including a local government official, have been killed in a bomb attack in one of Pakistan's volatile tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan.
According to senior security officials, the roadside bomb hit the vehicle of official Farooq Wazir in Raghzai area of South Waziristan district on Monday.
The official and two other people reportedly died on the spot.
Following the blast, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “strongly condemned” the assault and "deplored the loss of life and extended condolences to the bereaved families.”
In a separate development in South Waziristan, pro-Taliban militants killed two local tribesmen accused of spying for the United States.
Pakistan, who is said to be a staunch supporter of Taliban, has been battling militancy for more than a decade.
The Pakistani military launched a major offensive against pro-Taliban militants and other militant strongholds in the neighboring North Waziristan tribal area in June 2014. The move followed a deadly raid on Pakistan’s major airport in the south, the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, on June 8. More than two dozen people died in the militant attack.
North Waziristan is one of Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous tribal districts where militant groups have been hiding.
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