Deadly suicide attack hits Pakistan troops

PAKISTAN: Four suicide attackers armed with car bombs and rockets targeted a fort in Pakistan, killing a soldier and wounding at least seven in an area troubled by Taliban, officials said Monday.

The squad targeted the post manned by paramilitary in the northwestern town of Timargarah in Lower Dir at around 2:15 am (2115 GMT Sunday), local police chief Qazi Jamil said.

“There were four suicide bombers. They tried to attack the post. All four were killed.

Their vehicles were also fitted with rockets and mortars,” senior police officer Qazi Jamil told AFP.

One soldier was killed, 12 troops and a civilian were wounded, Jamil said.

Lower Dir is around 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of the Swat valley.

 Monday, AFP