26/05/2012 16:26
Four militants killed in Pakistan by US drone
A US drone attack has killed at least four militants in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan, according to security officials.
The attack took place early Saturday, at a house near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal district, a known hide-out of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants, the Pakistani officials said.
"A US drone fired two missiles at a house and at least four militants were killed," a senior security official told AFP.
"The identities of the militants killed in the drone strike were not immediately known," he said.
Two other officials confirmed the attack, the AP reports.
Residents said they were woken up by the sound of low flying aircraft and the noise of the missile strike.