Militants attack dam

PESHAWAR: Militants attacked an irrigation dam under construction in northwest Pakistan killing three workers and kidnapping at least two others, officials said yesterday. Around a dozen gunmen attacked the Ghallanai dam site in Mohmand tribal district overnight. Mohmand is one of the seven semi-autonomous tribal districts along the Afghan border — an area that is rife with Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants. The attackers planted an improvised bomb on the road leading to the dam, which hit a vehicle carrying labourers, killing at least three people. AFP