US drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan

May 29, 2013 10:19

A US drone targeted a house in Pakistan's lawless North Waziristan tribal region today, killing four persons in the first missile strike since the country's landmark general election on May 11.

The CIA-operated spy plane targeted a house in Chashma Pul area of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, early this morning. Four persons in the house were killed instantly and two others injured, TV news channels quoted officials as saying. Local residents said several drones were seen hovering over the area after the attack.

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