Pakistani militants kill 8 tribal elders

(AP) - Suspected Islamic militants killed eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in northwestern Pakistan, a security official said Monday.

The men were shot in separate attacks late Sunday and early Monday in South Waziristan, a mountainous region close to Afghanistan where al-Qaida and Taliban militants are know to operate, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was unauthorized to make comments to the media.