Militant attack on security compound kills 9 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, May 15: Militants attacked a security compound in northwest Pakistan with an explosives-laden truck and gunfire, killing at least nine paramilitary officers, officials said Friday.

The violence Thursday in Bajaur follows a deadly car bomb and mortar attack in the past week that left 21 people dead in the same restive region bordering Afghanistan.

"In the attack, nine paramilitary officers and 10 militants were killed," a senior security official in Peshawar said, adding the attackers drove the explosives-loaded vehicle into the compound's gate.

The attackers fled after a prolonged exchange of fire with security personnel, at least 35 of whom were wounded in the assault, the official added.    �"AFP