Twelve suspected militants were killed during a clash with security forces, DawnNews reported. - Photo by AP

PESHAWAR: Twelve suspected militants were killed during a clash with security forces in the Kurram tribal region’s Masozai area on Wednesday, DawnNews quoted security sources as saying.

Seven security personnel were also wounded in the clash, sources said.

The sources claimed that Kurram’s areas of Marghan and Matano had been cleared of militants.

Moreover, an operation was carried out in Masozai due to the suspected presence of militants in that area, sources said.

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