A soldier and four militants were killed as a result of the blast.—File Photo

PESHAWAR: A suspected armed militant blew himself up in a suicide attack during an operation by security forces in the Khyber agency region on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

According to security sources, two seperate groups of armed militants clashed together in the areas of Landi Kotal and Karmna of Khyber agency. A house was destroyed in a blast as a result of the clash.

Security forces cordoned off the area and started an operation against the militants. One of the militants blew himself up with a bomb as security personnel got closer.

A soldier and four militants were killed in the suicide blast.

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