Pakistan: Khyber Agency: 3 militants killed, 3 injured in shootout with security forces

Three militants including the one key-commander were killed and three sustained injuries in a shootout with the security forces in Tehsil Bara of Khyber Agency, Geo News reported. Security sources said that two security personnel were also injured in the excahnce of firing with the terrorists. The motorbike riders were signaled to stop at Shalobar in Tehsil Bara, but they opened fire, which the security forces retaliated that killed three militants and three others sustained injuries, while two security personnel were also injured, sources close to security forces said. Among the dead, a key commander of Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI), Memon Afridi is also included, sources further said.