国际英语新闻:Pakistani forces kill 47 militants in airstrikes

ISLAMABAD, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani fighter jets on Tuesday bombed hideouts of militants in two tribal regions and killed 47, the military said.

An army spokesman said 27 terrorists were killed in jet aircraft strikes in Mir Ali, a core town in North Waziristan, and surrounding areas Tuesday afternoon.

A total of 11 terrorists hideouts and huge cache of arms and ammunition were also destroyed.

The security forces have intensified airstrikes in North Waziristan after most of the residents have left homes.

Official said that nearly 500,000 have been evacuated from the region where the military launched a major offensive against the local and foreign militants this month.

The security forces earlier foiled a vehicle borne suicide attack attempt in Spinwom area of North Waziristan Agency.

A single cabin explosive laden vehicle tried to approach a check post outside a civil hospital when soldiers on duty spotted and fired at the vehicle.

The vehicle exploded 100 meters short of check post. And two soldiers and a civilian were killed when nearby roof of a building collapsed due to explosion.

The spokesman said 20 terrorists were also killed in early morning airstrikes on terrorists' hideouts in Khyber Agency and their 12 hideouts destroyed.

The army spokesman said the authorities have registered a total of 454,207 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Wazirastan.

Six ration distribution points have been established for IDPs at Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Tank, three main cities near the tribal region.

The army has established 32 relief goods collection points in all major cities of the country for collection of donations.