Islamabad, December 24 (RHC)-- At least three people, including two children, have reportedly been killed in a bomb explosion in a restive Pakistani region near the Afghan border. The incident occured on Wednesday when a vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the Mohmand tribal area, where the military has been battling al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants for over a decade.

A Pakistani official said that security forces have launched an investigation into the incident, in which two other people were wounded.

On Monday, three people were killed and two others, including a senior Pakistani army official, were wounded after two separate bomb blasts hit the same area.

Although no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the bombings so far, such attacks are usually carried out by pro-Taliban militants operating in the country.