3 soldiers killed in IED blast in Pak`s tribal region

Peshawar: At least three soldiers were killed and three others wounded today when a roadside bomb went off in Pakistan`s restive tribal region near the Afghan border.

The improvised explosive device (IED) blast took place in an area on the border of South and North Waziristan tribal regions. "At least three security forces personnel including an officer embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and three others sustained critical injuries after an improvised explosive device planted by terrorists along the road went off," the military said in a statement.