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Pakistani News: US drones kill four in North Waziristan: officials MIRANSHAH: At least four people have been killed while several more were injured by a US drone strike on Sunday in North Waziristan, security officials said. The attack took place in Datta Khel town, 35 kilometres (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan region which borders Afghanistan. Six US drones flew over the area when one of them fired two missiles at a compound in the Manzarkhel area of the town. "The drones kept hovering at the compound for a while and then one drone...

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THE STANSUAV Swarm Attack Waziristan Stronghold "Up to eight US drones fired some 18 missiles at multiple militant targets in Dattakhel village," a senior security official told AFP. by Staff Writers Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 2, 2010 At least 16 militants were killed on Tuesday after US drones fired numerous missiles at a village in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. The strike, which officials said involved 18 missiles fired from eight of the unmanned planes, is the latest in a series of US attacks on the lawless tribal area, which Washington calls the most...