At least 6 security personnel including one Lt.Col. Muhammad Yousuf were killed in a remote control bomb blast in Upper Orakzai on Friday.

According to sources, a vehicle carrying security forces was completely destroyed when the roadside bomb exploded in Yakh Kandao area of Upper Orakzai Agency. Six security personnel were reported killed in the incident and several others injured.

After attack, Security forces cordoned off the area and injured have been shifted to nearby hospital.

The security officials also starting search across the Orakzai Agency.