Six tribesmen sustained critical injuries when six mortar shells fired by NATO forces in Afghanistan landed in Zairai village in North Waziristan Agency’s Datta Khel tehsil on Thursday.
Officials said NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan fired six mortar shells on Datta Khel, a tribal area considered a stronghold of al Qaedaaffiliated militants by the US.
The injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
The incident sparked panic among the locals who complained that the US was trying to kill the tribesmen through drone strikes and mortar shelling.