[The News (Pak) Top Stories] Three soldiers and five militants were killed while five security personnel sustained injuries in a clash in Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency on Friday.Tribal sources said security forces were on routine patrol when they were suddenly attacked by unidentified militants in in Sipah area.
Two soldiers, Syed Nabi and Amin Jan, were killed. Another soldier, identified as Habib, went missing after the exchange of fire and his body was later found from Dogra Chowk early on Saturday.
The sources said five security personnel injured in the clash were rushed to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Peshawar.
Security forces claimed to have killed five militants in the clash while independent sources confirmed the killing of only two militants, identified as Hazrat Khan and Khan Zamin.