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12 terrorists killed in drone attack close to Pakistan-Afghanistan border

| | Oct 21, 2017, at 12:53 am
Peshawar, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 12 suspected terrorists were killed in a drone attack close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Friday, media reports said.

According to sources six terrorist hideouts were destroyed during the strike, Geo News reported.

The attack took place in Khosh Kurram, Afghanistan and is the fifth strike this week. 41 deaths have been reported in the drone strikes including that of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar chief Umar Khalid Khorasani, the newspaper report further said.

Pakistan Army said  operations are being carried out against terrorists in the area.


 

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