Militants kill 11 Pak security personnel

PESHAWAR, Feb 17 (Reuters): Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence.

Women and children were among seven wounded in Monday's attack in Bajur district, which lies along the border with Afghanistan, the military said.

The militants drove into the wall of a checkpoint after security forces blocked their attempt to enter a residential compound for soldiers, the military said.