28-03-2024 07:31 PM Jerusalem Timing

Eight Killed in US Drone Strike in NW Pakistan

Eight Killed in US Drone Strike in NW Pakistan

A US drone strike killed at least eight suspected militants in Pakistan’s restive tribal belt on Wednesday

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 kilometers (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. An intelligence official in the area confirmed the attack and said militants loyal to the warlord Gul Bahadur and the feared Haqqani network operate in the area, as well as foreign Uzbek fighters.
  
Another security official in Peshawar also confirmed the strike and said the Haqqani network and foreign militants are active in the area.