ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Five soldiers were killed in a clash with terrorists in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, official sources said.
The clash broke out at about 8:30 a.m. local time (GMT 0330) after a military vehicle carrying a bomb disposal party was hit by an improvised explosive device in the North Waziristan district of the province, the sources told Xinhua.
Following the blast, terrorists ambushing the vehicle opened fire at the troops, triggering an exchange of fire, the sources said.
Two troops and two terrorists were injured in the clash, while a soldier went missing following the incident.
The identities of the attackers and their affiliations were not revealed. ■
