Pakistani troops kill 10 militants after suicide bomb attack on military base

Pakistani troops kill 10 militants after suicide bomb attack on military base
All 10 militants who rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a Pakistani military facility, killing eight soldiers, have been killed, officials said (Muhammad Hasib/AP)

All 10 militants who rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a Pakistani military facility have been killed in an 18-hour operation, officials said on Tuesday.

The Pakistani military said eight soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the outer wall of an army housing complex in Bannu, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, early on Monday

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