5 Killed In N. Waziristan Drone Strike

April 13 2010

Pakistan

Pakistani security officials say a U.S. drone fired two missiles into a Taliban compound in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Monday, the Dawn (Pakistan) reports.

At least five militants were killed and two wounded in the village of Boya when the house of a Taliban commander was destroyed, according to the officials.

The compound struck was in the mountainous area about 12 miles from the region's main town of Miranshah, reported Agence France-Presse.

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