The bodies were found dumped in the Sipah area of Bara tehsil.—Reuters/File photo

PESHAWAR: Seven bodies have been recovered on Wednesday from Bara tehsil of the Khyber tribal region, DawnNews reported.

Official sources said the bodies were found dumped in the Sipah area of Bara.

Sources said the deceased were former members of a banned militant organisation Lahskar-e-Islam (LI) and had gone missing two days earlier.

A key militant commander named Hazrat was also among the dead.

Moreover, security forces had carried out a search operation in Bara's Akakhel area and taken into custody 12 suspects.

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