Pakistan officials say roadside bomb kills 2 soldiers

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani intelligence officials say a roadside bomb attack has killed two army soldiers in the country’s northwest.

The officials say the planted bomb exploded Saturday afternoon when a security forces vehicle was patrolling in Ladha area of South Waziristan.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but past such attacks have been claimed by Pakistani Taliban.

South Waziristan has been a stronghold of Mahsud militants until the army carried out multiple offensives against them in recent years.

The army claims to have cleared the area near the Afghan border of Islamic militants.