6 killed, 6 injured in NW Pakistan attack

Six security personnel were killed and six others were injured after militants attacked security forces in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, security sources said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. local time on Monday (GMT 0830 Monday), when militants opened fire on army personnel in Kurram district, the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.