Militants kill 8 tribal elders in South Waziristan
Suspected militants fatally shot eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in South Waziristan, foreign news agency reported on Monday.
The men were killed in separate attacks late Sunday and early Monday in South Waziristan tribal region, reports said.
Gunmen killed three of the men at a market in Wana, the region’s main town, while the other five were shot to death in attacks at their homes in a town north of Wana.
The authorities have not confirmed the incident immediately.

