Three killed in US drone strike

MIRANSHAH: At least three militants died Monday in a US missile strike on a vehicle in a tribal town in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, security officials said.

The drone fired two missiles on a suspect vehicle and initial reports
suggest three militants were killed, according to a security official,
requesting anonymity.

Another official confirmed the attack and said it took place about 10
kilometres (six miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, a region infested by Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.

A security official in Peshawar city said the missile targeted a moving car and killed three militants. (AFP)