PARACHINAR, Oct 2: Two tribesmen were killed and 10 others wounded when a pick-up hit a landmine in Kurram Agency on Monday, officials said.

They said the vehicle carrying 11 passengers and a driver was heading from Sadda to Tander when it hit the landmine on a dirt track in the Mir Karim Kandaw area at about 4.30pm.

Two of the wounded passengers died on way to hospital. Other wounded people were taken to a hospital in Sadda town. Doctors said two of them were in critical condition. The vehicle involved was completely damaged.

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