Pakistani military: Roadside bombing kills 2 soldiers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military says a roadside bombing has killed at least two soldiers and wounded three in the country’s northwestern tribal region that borders Afghanistan.

A military statement says that Wednesday’s bombing took place in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.

It says the bomb exploded as a vehicle ferrying soldiers drove near it. The casualties were transported to a military hospital in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The tribal region was a sanctuary for militants until several massive military operations claimed to have pushed them out of the safe havens. The army claims to have cleared the area but militants in North Waziristan sporadically strike back, targeting security forces.