Intelligence officials say US missile strike kills 5 suspected militants in nort

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Intelligence officials say US missile strike kills 5 suspected militants in

northwest Pakistan

By Rasool Dawar (CP) – 4 hours ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A U.S. drone strike hit a vehicle in northwestern Pakistan

on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, two Pakistani intelligence

officials said.

It was the second strike this month targeting Pakistani Taliban and foreign

militants seeking sanctuary in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering

Afghanistan.

The unmanned aircraft fired missiles at a vehicle in the Qutab Khel area of

Miran Shah, the main town in the region. The slain insurgents were from

Uzbekistan, the officials said.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

authorized to speak to the media, provided no further details and said their

agents were still trying to get more details.

North Waziristan is too dangerous for outsiders to visit and independently

confirm the attacks. U.S. officials do not acknowledge firing the missiles, much

less discuss who they are targeting.

Insurgents based in North Waziristan are blamed for attacking U.S. forces in

Afghanistan.

There were at least 20 such U.S. missile strikes in the region in October.

Government officials were not immediately available for comment. Pakistan has

publicly denounced the drone attacks and urged Washington to transfer technology

to Islamabad so that its military could launch any such attacks.

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