In a tragic incident, children were killed in an ambush targeting a tribal elder’s vehicle in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, prompting a security response and raising concerns about regional stability.
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Key Points
- Three children killed and three injured in an ambush on a tribal elder’s vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- The attack occurred in Wana, South Waziristan, targeting the vehicle of Malik Sardar Wazir.
- Security forces have launched a search operation to find those responsible for the deadly ambush.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the tribal elder’s family.
At least three children were killed and three others injured when militants ambushed the vehicle of a tribal elder in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday.
The attack took place on Thursday in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan district, when gunmen opened fire on tribal elder Malik Sardar Wazir’s vehicle carrying six children from his family.
According to the police, Wazir’s three children died on the spot, while three others sustained injuries.
The injured were immediately moved to a hospital.
Security forces rushed to the scene shortly after the incident and launched a search operation to apprehend those involved. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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