Two intelligence officials also confirmed the bomb blast and casualties. — File photo
PESHAWAR: A bomb attack near a mosque and a base used by militants in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region killed over 25 people on Thursday, DawnNews quoted security officials as saying.
A militant commander was among those killed in the attack in Upper Tirah in Khyber, the infamous mountain district that straddles a major supply line for Nato troops in Afghanistan and is a hotbed of Taliban-linked militants.
“A bomb blast took place outside Dars mosque in Upper Tirah area. We have reports that five people, including a militant commander, were killed in the blast,” Rahat Khan, a local administrative official earlier told AFP by telephone.
Two intelligence officials also confirmed the bomb blast and casualties, saying the target was a base of Lashkar-i-Islam, a home-grown militant group that has been the target of Pakistani military operations in Khyber.
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