Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan

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Source: VOA

This is the second drone attack in 2 days. On Sunday, officials say seven militants were killed when two missiles, fired from a drone, struck a militant training compound in the town of Mir Ali.

Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike killed at least three militants in a northwestern tribal region Monday, a day after a similar attack in the same area.

Officials say a missile fired from an unmanned aircraft struck a vehicle traveling through Tapi village in North Waziristan.

On Sunday, officials say seven militants were killed when two missiles struck a militant training compound in the town of Mir Ali.

The semi-autonomous tribal region is used as a sanctuary by the Taliban, al-Qaida, and militants from the Haqqani group blamed for cross-border attacks against international and Afghan troops in Afghanistan.


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