KURRAM: Six people were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle near Mahora in Lower Kurram on Wednesday, police sources said.

According to initial reports, the vehicle was en route from Daradar to Sadda when it came under attack. The bodies of the deceased were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Sadda.

A heavy contingent of police rushed to the site soon after the incident, while investigation into the attack has been launched.

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The latest assault comes months after two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and eight others injured in a terrorist attack on a checkpost in Upper Kurram in June.

Armed with heavy weapons, the attackers had crossed over from Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Lance Naik Saleem was killed on the spot, while another soldier later succumbed to injuries.

Local residents had responded to mosque loudspeaker calls to support security forces, which helped lead to the capture of one assailant. The detained militant revealed that their weapons had been supplied by the Taliban.