KURRAM: Three landmine explosions in Kurram Agency resulted in the deaths of four security personnel, including an army officer.
Officials of the political administration in Kurram Agency said the explosions, caused by landmines, occurred in the border town of Kharlachi as the Frontier Corps troops were on a patrol.
Three officials were killed instantly while three were injured. The bodies of the martyred officials and the two injured were taken to a hospital to the agency's headquarters, Parachinar.
Later, one of the injured, Captain Hasnain, succumbed to his injuries.
A search operation was launched by security forces after the incident.
On September 27 this year, four security personnel were injured when two roadside bombs exploded near their vehicle close to the Afghan border in Kurram Agency.
Officials of the political administration said the incident occurred in Shorki, Lower Kurram.
Kurram Agency borders three provinces of Afghanistan and witnesses several cross-border attacks.
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