QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked a military base in southern Pakistan on Wednesday morning, killing at least four soldiers and critically injuring another five, Pakistan’s army said in a statement.
At least three militants were killed in retaliatory fire and an operation was underway to apprehend two other attackers, the army added.
Several militants stormed the military base in Northern Balochistan in the early hours, attacking with guns and hand grenades, security sources told Reuters.
(Reporting by Gul Yousafzai in Quetta and Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar; Writing by Shivam Patel; Editing by Christina Fincher)
