Roadside bomb kills 6 in NW Pakistan

The anti-Taliban fighters belonging to a local militia group, Lashkar, were en route to Bajaur tribal region when their vehicle was exploded by a remote-controlled bomb planted on the roadside, a Press TV correspondent reported on Thursday.

The injured were immediately transferred to a local hospital.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far; however, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants are the prime suspect.

The TTP militants and associated groups have carried out numerous attacks on security forces as well as civilians and managed to spread their influence in various regions of the country, despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani army.

There has been a surge in militant attacks in Pakistan since late 2009, and thousands have been displaced in the aftermath of the militancy sweeping across the country.

More than 35,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001 when Pakistan joined an alliance with the US on the so-called war against terrorism.

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