At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed when the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) dropped LS-6 bombs on Matre Dara village in the Tirah Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack occurred around 2 am in this Pashtun-majority village. Gruesome images of the aftermath have circulated widely on social media. Authorities said the strike targeted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, but all reported victims were civilians. Rescue operations are ongoing, and the casualty toll may rise.

The bombs used in the attack, LS-6 glide bombs, are Chinese-built precision-guided munitions. Also called Thunder Stone Gliding Guided Bombs or LS GGB, they are part of the Thunder Stone family of weapons developed by Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), a subsidiary of C

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