Four killed in U.S. drone attack in North Waziristan on thursday

At least four people were killed in a US drone strike in Mir Ali in North Waziristan on Thursday.

from ARYNEWS 
Updated :   Thursday  January  10 , 2013  12:02:52 PM

The drone targeted a compound in the area with four missiles, killing four, while the death toll is expected to rise.

The identity of those killed could not be confirmed as yet.

There has been an upsurge in US drone strikes, particularly in this district.

Tehsil Mir Ali has been targeted three days in a row now, with the attack yesterday killing at least 12 militants in two attacks.

A day before that, US operated armed drones fired missiles there killing at least eight people.

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MIR ALI: A US drone fired barrage of missiles in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, killing at least three people, Geo News reported Thursday.




from GEO.TV
January 10, 2013 - Updated 1010 PKT

According to reports, the attack took place in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency that borders war-stricken Afghanistan.

The reports said the unmanned aircraft targeted a house and fired four missiles. Identities of those killed were yet to be known.

AFP adds: Four missiles hit the house in Heso Khel village on the edge of Mir Ali town, around 35 kilometres (21 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the district of North Waziristan, a notorious stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

"A US drone fired four missiles. At least four militants have been killed, the compound was completely destroyed," a security official based in Miranshah told AFP.

A senior Pakistani security official in the northwestern city of Peshawar confirmed the attack and added that the identity of those killed was not yet known.

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Islamabad : At least four people were killed and several others injured in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan”s northwest tribal region of North Waziristan on Thursday morning, reported local media Express.
from ONEPAKISTAN

U.S. drones fired four missiles at a suspected militant hideout in Eissu Khel village in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan.

The house was completely destroyed in the strike, said the report, adding the identities of the victims are not yet known.

This is the second strike in the village recently. On Tuesday, U.S. drones fired two missiles at a house, killing at least three suspected militants including an al-Qaida-linked operative.

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