According to a statement by the Pakistan Army, the incident happened when terrorists ambushed two vehicles carrying soldiers from Pasni to the Ormara area of Gwadar district of the province.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – also known as the Pakistani Taliban – has taken responsibility and claimed that eight Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in the attack which took place in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
This comes after earlier in the day, six people including four children were reportedly killed by a US drone strike that targeted multiple Daesh suicide bombers who.
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Pakistan: Terrorists attack army check post in South Waziristan, kill 4 soldiers
Terrorists attacked a security post in a former Taliban stronghold in a tribal district in northwest Pakistan on Friday, triggering a shootout that killed four soldiers and as many insurgents. The attack took place in Makeen area in the South Waziristan district, bordering Afghanistan.
Troops responded promptly to the attack, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Army s media wing. At least four soldiers were killed in the attack, it said, adding four attackers were also killed.
Shah Farman, the governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, condemned the attack.