Dozens of suspected militants have attacked an army checkpoint in the tribal Mohmand region of north-west Pakistan, a military source says.
More than 30 militants and one soldier were killed in the clash, according to the source. But a Taliban spokesman told the BBC only four militants died.
The clash occurred close to the Bajaur tribal region where troops recently declared victory over local Taliban.
There has been no official confirmation of the incident from the army.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the fighters who stormed the checkpoint in Mohmand's Chamarkand area appear to have slipped out of the Taliban stronghold of Damadola in Bajaur, which security forces captured on Tuesday.
The army has been fighting Taliban militants based in Bajaur since August 2008.
Chamarkand is close to the Afghan province of Kunar, which has witnessed a recent rise in Taliban militancy.
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Taliban militants 'attack army in north-west Pakistan'
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