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Militant Compound In N. Waziristan Hit By Missiles

April 26 2010

Pakistan

A U.S. drone attack killed eight militants and wounded several others in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt on Monday morning, the Dawn (Pakistan) reports.

Three missiles struck a compound in the Khushali Toorkhel area of North Waziristan, a senior Pakistani security official said.

The compound belonged to a local Taliban commander, who was not among the reported dead, said the official.

Most of those hit in the attack were from the Mehsud tribe of neighboring South...

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