10 killed as convoy attacked in KP’s Kurram district

KABUL (Pajhwok): Ten people have been killed in an attack on a convoy in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, says a media report.

The convoy carrying food and other essential items to Parachinar, came under attack in Bagan area on Friday, Dawn reported.

A local police officer speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP those killed in the ambush “include two security personnel, four drivers … and four civilians”.

The source added: “Additionally, there are reports that five to six drivers have been abducted by a local tribe.”

However, Kurram District Health Officer (DHO) Qaiser Abbas told Dawn.com: “Two security personnel, five drivers and a passenger were killed in yesterday’s convoy attack.”

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