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US drone kills six militants in Pakistan: officials
AFP via Google News ^ | 23 Sept 2011 | Wire
Posted on September 23, 2011 10:18:19 PM EDT by csvset
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan — A US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Friday killed at least six militants including four foreigners and destroyed a compound, security officials said.
Two missiles fired by the unmanned aircraft hit a house in the village of Khushali Turikhel, 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless North Waziristan tribal district, security officials told AFP.
"The US drone fired two missiles which hit a house. Two locals and four militants of central Asian origin have been killed," a Pakistani security official said.
The official based in Peshawar said militants were using the house as a compound, which was completely destroyed. Two intelligence officials based in Miranshah confirmed the attack and the number of casualties, adding that three militants whose identities were not yet clear were wounded in the strike.
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