At least four Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed Monday in the tribal region of Pakistan's South Waziristan region.
Unidentified people attacked a car in the Shaktoi area of South Waziristan Agency, killing four people and injuring another, Dawn online reported.
Official sources said a clash occurred between the Khan Said alias Sajna and Waliur Rehman groups of the TTP.
The sources added that those killed in the incident included a key commander, Kashed Khan Mehsud, who is believed to be a local commander of the Hakimullah Mehsud group while the others were also TTP fighters.
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