MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), July 30: Militants targeted the Tochi Scouts Fort with missile attacks in Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency, on Friday. Official sources said that assailants fired at least six missiles from unidentified locations in the area, most of which landed in the surroundings of the military installations. However, one missile hit upper story of a barrack in the fort where about 140 paramilitary troops were present but they remained unhurt, they said. Officials said five other missiles, fired from different locations, could not hit the targets.

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