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Summary Four militants were killed Sunday in the third drone attack in past 24 hours in North Waziristan.
The missiles targeted the Shawal area of North Waziristan, killing three militants while officials said that the death toll could increase.US drone fired two missiles at the site of this morning’s attack where militants were removing the wreckage of their two destroyed vehicles,” a security official told AFP.In total 10 people were killed in the three attacks during the past 24 hours.The Shawal district of North Waziristan region is considered a bastion of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.Earlier early Sunday missiles fired from unmanned American spy planes hit two vehicles near the Afghan border, killing at least seven militants.Three intelligence officials said the strike on Sunday came in the Mana area of North Waziristan.The officials said the area is dominated by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a commander whose forces often target US troops in Afghanistan, but they did not know whether his men were targeted.
