Pakistani officials: NATO helicopter attack kills 3 troops close to Afghan border

Pakistan officials: NATO helicopter kills 3 troops

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani security officials are alleging that a NATO helicopter attack has killed three Pakistani troops close to the Afghan border.

A NATO official in Afghanistan says the attack occurred Thursday in the border area around the Upper Orakzai region.

He declined to provide further details.

Officials from both nations declined to give their names because of the sensitivity of the alleged incident.