| GEO Pakistan | | US missile attack kills 30 in Kurram Agency | Updated at: 1407 PST, Monday, February 16, 2009
 PARACHINAR: The death toll of US drone attack in Kurram Agency has raised to 30.
According to reports, four US drones fired four missiles at suspected hideouts of militants in Sarpal area of tehsil Sadda of lower Kurram. Intially, 15 people were killed in the attack.
Many bodies were trapped under the rubble and 30 bodies have been recovered so far. Several people sustained injuries in the attack.
Sources said there was a camp of Afghan Commander Bahram Khan Kochi in Sarpal area. US drones continued patrolling in the area after the attack.
This was the first US drone attack in Kurram Agency, however, drones made regular flights in these areas in the past.
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