At least 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Pakistani Taliban in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, local government and security officials told AFP.

A military convoy was passing through Faqir Sarai in Upper South Waziristan at around 4:00 am when “armed men opened fire from both sides with heavy weapons”, killing 12 security personnel, a local government official said.

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A security officer stationed in the area confirmed the death toll and said the attackers had seized the convoy’s weapons. The Pakistani Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack.

AFP