KALAYA, May 1: Three people were killed and two others injured on Tuesday when an artillery shell fired by security forces landed in an orchard near Mir Garhi village in Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency.

According to sources, those killed by the shell were identified as Amir Khan, Shoaibullah and Khaliq.

The injured, whose names could not be ascertained, were taken to a private hospital in the area.

The sources said that heavy shelling on some targets forced civilians to flee their homes for safe places and many families reached Tora Warai area in Hangu district via central Kurram Agency.

They said a number of these families were living under the open sky and waiting for relief.