15 terrorists killed, three soldiers hurt in Khyber Agency

BARA: About 15 terrorists were killed and three soldiers sustained injuries in a clash with the security forces in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Saturday, official sources said.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday that at least 35 terrorists carried out an attack with heavy weapons on the security forces post in the Mastak sub-sector in Tirah valley early in the day.
“The security forces repulsed the attack and killed at least 15 terrorists while three soldiers were also injured in the clash,” said the ISPR statement.
The security forces also took into custody 10 bodies of the terrorists and ammunition, it added. The bodies were shifted to the Levies Centre in Shahkas.
Three injured soldiers were shifted to a nearby health centre where their condition was said to be stable, the sources said.
The military officials said free movement of militants to Afghanistan had been halted after taking control of the key positions in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.