US drone attack in South Waziristan kills eight

A suspected US drone attack in the South Waziristan tribal region in the northwest has killed at least eight people and wounded another nine. Todays attack targeted a suspected militant hide-out in the stronghold of top Taliban commander Waliur Rehman, two intelligence officials said. The officials said their information showed that Taliban fighters were removing the bodies from a destroyed compound. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to release the information. It was not clear if the missile strike targeted any particular Taliban commander.