Another case of premature detonation syndrome.

LADDAH/KHAR, Sept 5: Two militants were killed when a bomb exploded prematurely in Kalosha area of South Waziristan Agency on the night between Sunday and Monday, sources said.

They said that two militants were planting an explosive device on the road leading to the house of Taliban commander Sharif Wazir in Kalosha area when it went off, killing them on the spot.

Sharif Wazir was a confidant of Taliban commanders Mullah Nazir and Nek Mohammad. He had played a prominent role in eviction of Uzbek militants from South Waziristan Agency in 2008.

Sources said that militants were planting the bomb to target Sharif Wazir.