<p>Acting on a tip-off from local residents about militants being present at Gumbat area in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the troops launched a search operation.<br /><br />When he was encircled by troops, the would-be bomber detonated his suicide vest.<br /><br />Another would-be suicide attacker and five handlers were arrested by the security forces.<br /><br />One soldier was injured in the exchange of fire between the troops and the militants, the officials said.<br /><br />Gumbat is part of the Malakand region, a former Taliban stronghold.<br /><br />The army launched an operation in Malakand and Swat in 2009 to flush out Taliban fighters led by Maulana Fazlullah.</p>
<p>Acting on a tip-off from local residents about militants being present at Gumbat area in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the troops launched a search operation.<br /><br />When he was encircled by troops, the would-be bomber detonated his suicide vest.<br /><br />Another would-be suicide attacker and five handlers were arrested by the security forces.<br /><br />One soldier was injured in the exchange of fire between the troops and the militants, the officials said.<br /><br />Gumbat is part of the Malakand region, a former Taliban stronghold.<br /><br />The army launched an operation in Malakand and Swat in 2009 to flush out Taliban fighters led by Maulana Fazlullah.</p>