Seven soldiers killed in attack on Pakistan security post, says army

SEVEN PAKISTANI soldiers and six assailants were killed on Saturday in an attack on a security post close to the border with Afghanistan, according to the military.

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Members of an armed group attacked the security post near Mir Ali in the early hours of Saturday, the army's communication service (ISPR) said in a statement.

"The terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the post, followed by multiple suicide bombing attacks, which led to (the) collapse of (a) portion of a building," the statement said, adding that five soldiers were killed.

Clashes followed, and during an exchange of fire a 39-year-old lieutenant colonel and a 23-year-old captain died, the ISPR added.

All the six terrorists who attacked the check post in Mir Ali area were shot dead.