Taliban militants killed at least nine soldiers and four paramilitary troops in an attack on a Pakistani Army base in northwestern Pakistan early Saturday, officials said.
The raid on the army post in Serai Naurang town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province began before dawn and lasted for several hours, said senior police officer Arif Khan Wazir. The militants were armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, he said.
Another official said that the civilians were killed when one of the suicide bombers ran into a house as security forces attempted to repel the attackers from the checkpost.