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North Waziristan: US drone strikes kill 8 in Mir Ali

Dunya News

At least eight people were killed and several injured in two drone attacks in North Waziristan.

A US drone attack early Monday killed at least eight people in North Waziristan, a northwestern Pakistan tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said.The attack took place in Hassokhel town near Mir Ali, 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan.It was the third such attack in the last four days in North Waziritan.The US drones targeting a house and a vehicle, fired four missiles killing people, a Pakistani security official said.He added that the compound came under attack for a second time after some 20 minutes, with US drones firing four more missiles.He said the exact number of drones that took part in the attack was not immediately known.