3 security men killed in Wana suicide attack, http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/195610/
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06-Dec-2012
Farooq Mehsud & Shahzada Wazir
D.I. KHAN/WANA: At least three security personnel were killed and 25 others injured when two suicide bombers rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the gate of Zeri Noor army camp here on Wednesday, officials and local sources confirmed.
According to the information and reports of sources, two suicide bombers slammed their explosive-laden vehicle into the entrance of Zeri Noor camp near Wana in South Waziristan Agency (SWA).
Reports told that the suicide bombers wanted to target the army colony inside the Zeri Noor camp but the forces deployed at the gate of the camp ordered them to stop and then opened firing at the explosive-laden vehicle which blasted with a big bang.
According to military sources, a suicide attempt was foiled in Wana, South Waziristan Agency when two suicide bombers, in an explosive-laden car targeted the Zeri Noor camp. Sentries at the Zehri Noor camp spotted the suicide car approaching the military camp, 100 metres from the camp.
The explosive-laden car detonated near the entrance of the Zeri Noor camp killing three security personnel and injuring 25 others. The blast caused damage to a nearby mosque.
The attackers reportedly came from Afghanistan, were stopped before they could get into the camp where thousands of soldiers are stationed, army officials said.
The dead bodies and the injured were shifted to agency headquarters hospital for medico-legal-requirements.
It is pertinent to mention here that another suicide attack in Wana targeted the local Taliban commander Mulla Nazir killing seven people while 14 others including Mulla Nazir sustained injuries.
No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks in Wana.
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