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4 killed in US drone attack in NW Pakistan

Updated: 2010-11-26 21:32

(Xinhua)

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ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed in a US drone attack launched Friday evening in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local Urdu TV channel Geo News.

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According to the report, the US drone fired three missiles at a vehicle suspected of carrying militants in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, a place along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, which is believed to be stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in the country.

Details about the killed people are not immediately available.

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