MIRANSHAH: At least three militants died Monday in a US missile strike on a vehicle in a tribal town in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, security officials said.

The drone fired two missiles on a suspect vehicle and initial reports suggest three militants were killed, said a security official, requesting anonymity.

Another official confirmed the attack and said it took place about 10 kilometres (six miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, a region infested by Taliban and Al Qaeda linked militants.

A security official in Peshawar city said the missile targeted a moving car and killed three militants.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011 

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