ISLAMABAD (PAN border, the army said.
The convoy struck the roadside bomb in the Boya area of Waziristan, a stronghold of militants linked to the Taliban and Al Qaeda network, a brief statement from the military said.
Another nine troops were wounded in the incident, which promped the clampdown of a curfew from 5am to 4pm to ensure the safe movement of security personnel in the area.
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