US drone kills 4 in NW Pakistan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Jan 10, IRNA -- An American spy aircraft Thursday attacked a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region and killed Four people, residents said.
The drone fired four missiles on a house at Natasi village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan, they said.
There was no official confirmation of the identity of the slain men. However, some sources claimed that the targeted people belonged to the local Taliban group.
It was 6th US drone attack in Pakistan this month. Nearly 41 people have been killed in these strikes.
Senior Taliban leader, Maulvi Nazir and the alleged Taliban in-charge of suicide training squad, Wali Muhammad, were among the Taliban killed in the attacks this month.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 80494759
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