US drone strike kills seven militants in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike in northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least seven fighters from the militant Haqqani network, local security officials said.

A US drone fired two missiles, destroying a vehicle and a compound near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, along the Afghan border. Three other militants were wounded in the strike, the officials said.

"At least seven militants were killed in the drone strike. All of them were Haqqani's men," a Pakistani security official in Miranshah told AFP.

Another security official at Peshawar confirmed the attack and casualties and added that three militants were also wounded.

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