Miranshah: A US drone strike targeting a residential compound killed five people in a northwest Pakistan tribal region near the Afghan border, sources said on Thursday.
The sources said that two missiles were fired by a US drone on a compound allegedly used by militants in Spalga town near Miranshah killing at least five and several others wounded.
The attack was also confirmed by security officials in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan region.
The latest attack came a week after US missiles killed Badar Mansoor, the most senior Pakistani in al Qaeda, one of America’s main targets in the country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people.
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