December 7, 2010 8:48 AM

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Five suspected militants killed in Drone attack in Waziristan

In Pakistan, a US drone strike in North Waziristan has killed five suspected militants. The latest missile strike took place in Khysore village, 35 kilometres east of Miranshah. A local intelligence and security official confirmed the strike and casualties. He said the US drone fired two missiles on a vehicle and two of the occupants were killed, while three others escaped and hid in a shop adjacent to a house. The drone then fired two more missiles on the shop and three of them were killed and three others were wounded,” the official said. Earlier yesterday 50 people were killed and 120 others were injured when two suicide attackers targeted a government compound in the restive Mohmand tribal region where an anti-Taliban militia was holding a meeting.

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