Bomb kills eight soldiers in Pak tribal area

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, May 8 (AFP): A roadside bomb killed at least eight soldiers and wounded several others in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Thursday, the military said.
The bomb exploded as a military convoy passed in the village of Ghulamkhan in troubled North Waziristan, one of seven lawless tribal districts where Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants have hideouts.
"At least eight security forces personnel embraced martyrdom in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blast which had been planted by terrorists on Miranshah-Ghulamkhan road," the military said in a statement.
"Several security forces personnel are critically injured."
Local military officials confirmed the incident and said troops called in air support and launched a search operation in the area after the attack.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but the area is a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.