Aug 17 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Pakistan on Wednesday at 1235 GMT.
* denotes new or updated development
KHYBER - Two roadside bombs struck vehicles carrying militants in the northwestern tribal region of Khyber on the Afghan border late on Tuesday, killing 12 militants, security officials said.
The area is inhabited by the Kukikhels tribe, which opposes militant activity and only recently raised a force of local tribesmen against insurgents linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda.
*SOUTH WAZIRISTAN - A roadside bomb killed one soldier on patrol in the South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border, local intelligence officials said.
The lawless tribal region in the country's northwest is a hotbed of support for al Qaeda and allied Taliban militants.
(Compiled by Augustine Anthony; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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