Six dead in Pakistan missile strike: Official
A missile fired from an unmanned aircraft hit a house in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Sunday, killing six suspected militants, residents and officials said.
By Agencies |
MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN: A missile fired from an unmanned aircraft hit a house in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Sunday, killing six suspected militants, residents and officials said.
The attack took place in the village of Tappi, located about 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town in volatile North Waziristan on the Afghan border.
"The death toll has risen to six and eight others are injured," a security official said, updating an earlier toll.
"Most of the dead are foreign militants including Arabs and Uzbeks," he added.
Residents said the missile was fired from a pilotless aircraft and that the house belonged to a local tribesman who had rented it out to the militants.
There has been a series of missile strikes on militants in Pakistan in recent weeks attributed to US-led coalition forces or CIA drones based in Afghanistan.
At least five people were killed when a missile fired from Afghanistan hit a suspected rebel hideout on Saturday in neighbouring South Waziristan, a known hub of al-Qaida activity.
The attack took place in the village of Tappi, located about 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town in volatile North Waziristan on the Afghan border.
"The death toll has risen to six and eight others are injured," a security official said, updating an earlier toll.
"Most of the dead are foreign militants including Arabs and Uzbeks," he added.
Residents said the missile was fired from a pilotless aircraft and that the house belonged to a local tribesman who had rented it out to the militants.
There has been a series of missile strikes on militants in Pakistan in recent weeks attributed to US-led coalition forces or CIA drones based in Afghanistan.
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At least five people were killed when a missile fired from Afghanistan hit a suspected rebel hideout on Saturday in neighbouring South Waziristan, a known hub of al-Qaida activity.
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