Security officers said that all of the dead were suspected militants. - File Photo

TIRAH VALLEY:  A series of three blasts took place in the Khyber Tribal region’s Tirah Valley on Tuesday killing 12 suspected militants and injuring several others, DawnNews reported.

Security officers said that all of the dead were suspected militants.

According to local administration, the militants were traveling in three vehicles and had left from the Tirah market when on their way a planted remote controlled bomb went off.

All three of the vehicles were destroyed in the blast, killing twelve of the militants on board.

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