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U.S. missiles kill 5 militants in Pakistan: official
16 MARCH 2011
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan – A US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least five militants, security officials said.
The strike took place in Datta Khel town, 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan and is a stronghold of Al-Qaeda-linked Taliban militants.
"A US drone fired three missiles at a militant compound in Datta Khel. Five militants were killed in this attack," one intelligence official told AFP.
Map locating Datta Khel, in Pakistan, where at least five militants were killed in a US drone strike.
Source: AFP
16 MARCH 2011
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan – A US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least five militants, security officials said.
The strike took place in Datta Khel town, 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan and is a stronghold of Al-Qaeda-linked Taliban militants.
"A US drone fired three missiles at a militant compound in Datta Khel. Five militants were killed in this attack," one intelligence official told AFP.
Map locating Datta Khel, in Pakistan, where at least five militants were killed in a US drone strike.
Source: AFP