Militants kill five Khyber villagers

The attack took place in the Shalobar area of Khyber, part of Pakistans semi-autonomous tribal belt.Five villagers were killed and six were injured, Sayed Ahmad Jan, a senior government official in Khyber, told AFP by telephone.Militants came in a pick-up and fired on the villagers who were standing on the side of the road, Jan added.An intelligence official in Khyber said villagers were helping the Frontier Corps (FC) dislodge militants, confirming that paramilitary troops had launched a search operation in the area on Tuesday.Elsewhere in Shalobar, seven people, including two children and three women, were wounded when a mortar shell slammed into their home, Jan said. --AFP