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Three killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan
 [Dawn] A US drone fired a missile into a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border killing at least three militants on Monday, in the second such strike in 24 hours, officials said.The attack, which Pakistani officials said was unleashed by an unmanned US aircraft, targeted the vehicle on the edge of the village of Tabi Ghundi Kala in North Waziristan, a district rife with Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked fighters. "The US drone fired one missile, which hit a vehicle. According to our reports three militants were killed," a senior Pakistani security official told AFP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media. Local officials put the death toll at four, saying the drone targeted a vehicle carrying militants just as they were leaving Tabi Ghundi Kala. "It was a drone attack. Two missiles were fired into the vehicle. Four militants were killed," said a local security official. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-16 |
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