Suicide attack kills 3 Pak soldiers in North Waziristan

At least three soldiers were killed and four more injured in a suicide attack on a check post in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today.

The bomber targeted a check post in Syed Gai area of North Waziristan Agency, TV news channels quoted security sources as saying.

Three soldiers were killed instantly.

The injured were taken to a hospital in Miranshah, the main town in the region and considered to be a safe haven for Taliban and Al Qaeda elements.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as yet.

Pakistan's restive northwest has witnessed a spike in violence ahead of the May 11 general election.