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PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up as militants attacked a temporary military camp in northwest and at least three soldiers were martyred, security officials and the army said on Friday.

The bloodshed comes after government declared a new offensive against militants following a resurgence of attacks in recent months, including a mosque bombing that killed more than 100 people in February. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Troops engaged the militants for several hours from Thursday night in the district of Lakki Marwat, near a rugged tribal area bordering Afghanistan, two officials told Reuters, on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to provide information.

At least three troops martyred and seven militants killed as a result, they added. The soldiers had been on their way to take up new posts at a nearby military base. The army confirmed three deaths, saying the troops repulsed two more militant attacks in the same area.

“A motorcycle-borne suicide bomber exploded himself near security forces post,” it said in a statement, adding that that was followed by a fierce exchange of fire between the troops and the attackers.

The army killed seven of the attackers, it said. A report by a intelligence agency, which was seen by Reuters, identified a new, little-known militant group, the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, as being involved in the attacks. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.

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Parvez Apr 29, 2023 12:30pm
Isn't it the job of our many Intelligence Agencies to preempt and foil such attacks ?
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