December 27, 2009 12:45 PM

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US drone missiles kill 5 militants, injure two in Waziristan

Five militants were killed and two others injured in a US drone strike in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region on sunday.<br/><br/>The drone fired at least two missiles at a compound in the border village of Saidgai in North Waziristan Agency. "Five militants were killed and two injured in the attack, the latest in a series of drone attacks in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan," officials were quoted by TV news channels as saying. US drones were seen hovering over Miranshah and other adjoining areas in North Waziristan after the strike. The compound that was targeted by the drone belonged to a tribesman with links to the Taliban.<br/>

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