US drone kills four militants in North Waziristan: officials
PESHAWAR: A US drone strike killed at least four militants Sunday in North Waziristan, security officials said.
The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles, hitting a vehicle and a house in North Waziristan, security officials told AFP.
"A US drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in Hisokhel village and at least four militants were killed," a senior security official said.
A nearby house was also damaged in the missile strike, he added.
The identities of the militants killed in the attack, which took place some 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, were not immediately clear, he said.
Another security official and a local intelligence official confirmed the attack and casualties.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.