US drone strike kills four in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR: A US drone strike killed at least four persons in South Waziristan near the Afghan border, security officials said Thursday.

The attack happened early Thursday in Nargas village of Azam Warsak district, 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal region.

"Up to four missiles were filed targeting a house, killing four persons," a senior security official told on condition of anonymity.

Another security official confirmed the attack and casualties and said that all the persons killed in the strike were foreigners.

"We are currently ascertaining their nationalities," he added.

South Waziristan is one of the seven lawless tribal districts of Pakistan that border Afghanistan.