This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/6286051.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Pakistan troops killed in blast | Pakistan troops killed in blast |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| At least three members of Pakistan's security forces have been killed in a roadside bombing in the tribal area of North Waziristan, the authorities say. | At least three members of Pakistan's security forces have been killed in a roadside bombing in the tribal area of North Waziristan, the authorities say. |
| Military spokesman Shaukat Sultan said nine others were hurt, some critically, in the apparent suicide attack. | Military spokesman Shaukat Sultan said nine others were hurt, some critically, in the apparent suicide attack. |
| The bomb hit the army vehicle near the region's main town, Miran Shah. | The bomb hit the army vehicle near the region's main town, Miran Shah. |
| Controversial peace deals have been reached with pro-Taleban militants in the area. Last week, the air force bombed a suspected militant camp. | Controversial peace deals have been reached with pro-Taleban militants in the area. Last week, the air force bombed a suspected militant camp. |
| The militants swiftly denied they were involved in Monday's blast. | |
| No group has said it carried out the attack and the BBC's Haroon Rashid in Peshawar says it is not clear who was behind it. | |
| White car | White car |
| The military said the bomb went off at the Khajori checkpost on the outskirts of Miran Shah. Pakistan says it has destroyed militant bases in South Waziristan | |
| "The incident took place at around 1030 [local time; 0530 GMT] this morning," Maj Gen Sultan said. | |
| "There was an administrative convoy on the Bannu-Miran Shah road. A white car came near it and exploded. As a result, three security officials were killed and nine injured. | "There was an administrative convoy on the Bannu-Miran Shah road. A white car came near it and exploded. As a result, three security officials were killed and nine injured. |
| "A few are critically injured. So far, in our opinion, it seems to be a suicide attack. We are getting more details." | "A few are critically injured. So far, in our opinion, it seems to be a suicide attack. We are getting more details." |
| A spokesman for pro-Taleban forces in North Waziristan, Abdullah Farhad, denied they had anything to do with the attack. | |
| He told the BBC they stood by the peace deal. | |
| Asked whether the bombing could have been carried out by other pro-Taleban militant groups, such as one led by local tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud, he said that they all supported the North Waziristan peace agreement signed on 5 September last year. | |
| Threat | |
| Monday's bombing comes days after Mr Mehsud threatened revenge for the air raid on the alleged militant camp in South Waziristan last Tuesday. | |
| More than 20 people were killed in the raid, officials said at the time. | |
| Local people later told the journalists who visited the scene that eight people had been killed in the early morning raid and none of them were foreign nationals. | |
| Tribal leaders in Waziristan said they want the peace deals with the authorities reconsidered. Waziristan had seen a decline in conflict between pro-Taleban and government forces after the peace deals. |