MIRANSHAH, Pakistan -- A roadside bomb has killed at least three soldiers in northwestern Pakistan.
Officials in the North Waziristan tribal region say the attack on October 6 also wounded at least seven other soldiers. They said a security forces vehicle struck a roadside bomb as it traveled on the road from North Waziristan's administrative capital, Miran Shah, to the nearby city of Bannu.
Abu Baseer, a purported spokesman of the little known militant organization Ansarul Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
North Waziristan is considered a bastion of Arab, Pakistani, Afghan, and Central Asian militants affiliated with Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and allied extremist movements.
Officials in the North Waziristan tribal region say the attack on October 6 also wounded at least seven other soldiers. They said a security forces vehicle struck a roadside bomb as it traveled on the road from North Waziristan's administrative capital, Miran Shah, to the nearby city of Bannu.
Abu Baseer, a purported spokesman of the little known militant organization Ansarul Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
North Waziristan is considered a bastion of Arab, Pakistani, Afghan, and Central Asian militants affiliated with Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and allied extremist movements.
