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US drone strike kills seven in North Waziristan - DAWN.COM
PESHAWAR: A suspected US drone strike has killed seven people and injured three others in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.
Intelligence officials say two missiles hit the Shawal area of North Waziristan Sunday evening when the men were crossing on foot into Pakistani territory from Afghanistan.
The missile strike was carried out in the Shinkai Narai village in North Waziristan. The drone strike targeted a compound and destroyed it completely.
Officials have said there is a possibility that a high profile figure was killed in the attack.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. They said the men have not been identified.
North Waziristan is home to a mix of Pakistani, Afghan and al-Qaida-linked foreign militants.
The US drone program is a source of extreme tension between the two countries.
Washington says it needs to send drones after dangerous militants because the Pakistani government refuses to engage them militarily.
Pakistan charges that the drone strikes are a violation of its sovereignty.
PESHAWAR: A suspected US drone strike has killed seven people and injured three others in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.
Intelligence officials say two missiles hit the Shawal area of North Waziristan Sunday evening when the men were crossing on foot into Pakistani territory from Afghanistan.
The missile strike was carried out in the Shinkai Narai village in North Waziristan. The drone strike targeted a compound and destroyed it completely.
Officials have said there is a possibility that a high profile figure was killed in the attack.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. They said the men have not been identified.
North Waziristan is home to a mix of Pakistani, Afghan and al-Qaida-linked foreign militants.
The US drone program is a source of extreme tension between the two countries.
Washington says it needs to send drones after dangerous militants because the Pakistani government refuses to engage them militarily.
Pakistan charges that the drone strikes are a violation of its sovereignty.
