At least seven militants were killed Saturday in a clash with security forces in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Seven militants were killed by security forces in a clash that erupted in Mohmand agency of FATA after their movement was intercepted by the forces, Dawn reported.
The bodies are being handed over to the administration.
Meanwhile, six unidentified bodies were recovered from Mohmand's Yakaghund area, according to tribal sources.
The bodies were found in the Umar Banda area of Yakagund in Mohmand Agency. Sources believe that the bodies might be of militants killed in the clash with security forces.
Mohmand is one of Pakistan's seven tribal agencies near the Afghan border, which are rife with militancy and have been said to be strongholds of Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives.
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