Seven Soldiers Killed In Pakistani Tribal Region

Pakistani security forces on patrol in North Waziristan (file photo) (epa)

April 20, 2006 -- Militants in northwestern Pakistan today killed at least seven Pakistani soldiers.

Pakistan's main army spokesman said another 22 people were injured in the attack, which occurred on the outskirts of Miran Shah, the main city in Pakistan's North Waziristan, a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

(AP, Reuters)