US drones kill five more people in NW Pakistan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Dec 7,IRNA -- US drone aircraft Monday fired missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region and killed at least five people, security officials in region said.
The pilotless plane fired four missiles on a shop and a vehicle near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan, they said.
They said that five people in the vehicle were killed at the scene. They all were stated by the US officials to be militants but there was no information if any foreigner was among the victims.
The vehicle and the shop were destroyed, witnesses said.
North Waziristan is the stronghold of Taliban militants and CIA says al-Qaeda members are also hiding in the region.
Besides several groups of Pakistani Taliban, Haqqani network, being run by Sirajuddin Haqqani, son for former Taliban minister Jalaluddin Haqqani, is active in the region, the Afghan and American officials believe.
They are accused of also sending fighters to Afghanistan for attacks on US and NATO forces.
Data shows that it is the 103 US drone strike this year which killed nearly 820 people.
American media reports that the U.S. is considering expansion of drone strike beyond the Pakistani tribal regions.
Pakistan says it would not accept expansion in the US drone strike in the country.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30112063
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