Clash in Pakistan northwest kills 6 soldiers, 25 militants

Peshawar: The Pakistani military said that troops repulsed a Taliban attack on a checkpoint close to the Afghan border Wednesday in fighting that killed six soldiers and 25 insurgents.

Wednesday's attack occurred in the Bara area of Khyber, a tribal region home to a top supply route for troops across the border.

A statement from Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps said the attackers used several suicide car bombs, but that soldiers fought back, destroying the vehicles during the clash.

At least 15 soldiers also were wounded in the attack.

Also Wednesday, two Pakistani intelligence officials said at least six alleged insurgents were killed by suspected US missiles in the nearby tribal region of North Waziristan.