MIRAMSHAH, May 8: Two soldiers were killed and four others injured when an army truck fell into a ditch near Mirali in the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, officials said.

They said a military convoy was going from Mirali to Bannu district. When it reached near the Epi village, one of the trucks fell into a ditch.

Two soldiers, Ahmad Khan and Yaser, were killed on the spot, while four others were wounded who were later shifted to a military hospital in Bannu.

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