US drone strike kills at least eight in NW Pakistan

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AFP
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US drone strike kills at least eight in NW Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A US drone strike killed at least eight suspected militants in Pakistan´s restive tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said.

The unmanned aircraft hit a compound in Kund Sar village, 60 kilometres (40 miles) south of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region which borders Afghanistan.

"The drone fired two missiles, killing at least eight people and injuring two others," a security official in the area told AFP via phone on condition of anonymity. "There may be more dead bodies under the rubble," he said.

The strike came a day after Pakistani jet fighters killed 20 suspected members of the Haqqani network, accused of some of the bloodiest attacks in Afghanistan including a blast that left 57 people dead last weekend.