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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

US drone attacks claim 5 lives in North Waziristan

At least five people have been killed in two US drone attacks in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan on Monday.

Four missiles were fired, one hit a vehicle and one hit a house, an official said. Five people were killed and one was injured in the strike.
Local sources said that there were women present in the house when the missiles were fired and confirmed that they remained safe.
There is no confirmation on the targets of the attacks as yet.
US officials have described drones as a very effective tool for eliminating high-value enemies in northwest Pakistan, where human intelligence is hard to come by because anyone who provides it risks the wrath of militants. SANA