02-14-2008, 11:03 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Bomb in Pakistan tribal area kills three troops </b>KHAR, Pakistan, Feb 14 (AFP) - A roadside bomb struck a Pakistani paramilitary convoy in a troubled tribal region on Thursday, killing three personnel including a major, security and administration officials said. The remote-controlled device exploded near Khar, the main town in Bajaur agency bordering Afghanistan, a security official said. The bomb destroyed one vehicle and killed three people including a major from the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts force, he said. Local administration official Mohammad Jamil confirmed the fatalities and told AFP that three soldiers were also âseriously woundedâ. They were receiving treatment at a local hospital. Troops cordoned off the blast site and blocked the road leading to Khar, he said. A suspected US air strike in Bajaur in January 2006 targeted Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, but missed. (Posted @ 12:10 PST)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->