Security forces successfully retaliated the attack. — Photo by Reuters

GHALANAI: Security forces shot dead two insurgents and injured four others in a gun battle that began after Taliban militants attacked a check post in the Mohmand tribal region, an official said.

Taliban militants armed with sophisticated weapons launched an attack on the Ziarat security check post in Saafi tehsil. In retaliatory action, security forces killed two of the attackers and injured four others.

Separately, a security official was injured as a land mine exploded in Ambar tehsil of the tribal region.

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