US drone strike kills 4 in NWA

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US drone strike kills 4 in NWA

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A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in near Afghan border killed four on Tuesday.

02 August,2011 10:05 pm

The missile attack, the second in two days, took place near Qutub Khel village, five kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in the restive North Waziristan district.Tuesdays attack came as Marc Grossman, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, met with diplomats from the two countries in Islamabad.Two missiles were fired from a US drone targeting a militant vehicle. So far, four militants were killed, a security official said.Another security official in the area confirmed the attack and the toll.In a strike on Monday two drone missiles killed at least four militants in South Waziristan.More than 20 US drone strikes have been reported in Pakistan since May 2, when US elite forces killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was found living near Pakistans main military academy.