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MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless northwest tribal belt on Thursday killed 12 militants, security officials said, as the covert campaign ramps up in the border region.
Two missiles hit Datta Khel town, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan and is a stronghold of Al Qaeda and Taliban linked militants.
"A US drone fired two missiles and destroyed a house. 12 militants were killed in the attack," a senior security official in Peshawar city told AFP.
Two intelligence officials in Miranshah confirmed the attack.
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