The clash in the Saroki sub-district of south Waziristan broke out after a group of heavily armed insurgents attacked a military post in the Badr area. Eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and 10 others were wounded in the attack, a security official said on condition of anonymity.
Four attackers were killed and 10 others were injured when the troops returned fire, he said.
Another security official, however, put at nine the number of Pakistani soldiers killed in the clash that lasted six hours. He said a dozen soldiers were injured.
A spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Ehsanullah Ehsan, told Pajhwok Afghan News more than a dozen soldiers were killed in the assault and several others were seized.
Without giving any figure for casualties suffered by the rebels, Ehsan said both sides used heavy weapons.
After the clash, security officials had cordoned off the area and had a search operation.
from Pajhwok
by Qaiser Yousafzai on Aug 29, 2012 - 17:42
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