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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

US drone strike kills Five in North Waziristan Pakistan

MIRANSHAH- A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed three militants in the tribal region of North Waziristan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, security officials said.

The strike took place in Miranshah Bazaar, Miranshah. The area is known as a strong bastion of Taliban and al Qaeda linked militants.
“A US drone fired two missiles on a militant compound in the bazaar killing three militants,” a security official told AFP on the condition of anonymity.
He said that thick smoke was seen coming out of the compound after the strike, adding the identities of those killed could not be immediately verified.
Another security official also confirmed the strike and casualties, saying that four to five drones were still flying in the area. SANA