WANA, Dec 17 The bullet riddled body of an alleged US spy was found in Wana, South Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, local people said.

The deceased was identified as Ismail Khan whose body was found in Zarri Noor, three kilometres west of Wana. Sources said that unidentified armed men had kidnapped Ismail Khan from the area and shifted him to some undisclosed location. It was learnt that the deceased was employee of the Frontier Corps.

Assassination of tribesmen and Afghan nationals on espionage charges has become a common practice in the tribal region particularly in North and South Waziristan. Last week two Afghan nationals were killed in North Waziristan on charges of spying for America. —Correspondent