One security man was killed and 16 others suffered injuries in Northwest Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area, a local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported on Saturday.

Militants launched an attack on a military convoy in North Waziristan, leaving one security force soldier dead and 16 others injured, the report said.

Official confirmation and other details of the attack are not immediately available.

(Xinhua News Agency October 6, 2007)