US drone attack kills 10 in Waziristan

PESHAWAR - At least 10 persons were killed on Wednesday evening when two missiles fired by a US drone hit a house in Kanigoram, a village in South Waziristan Agency. According to initial reports, the house razed to the ground as a result of the strikes, killing around 10 people and injuring several others. The local people have confirmed the report. Agencies add: A local administration official and intelligence officials confirmed the missile strike in South Waziristan. Those who had been killed in the strike are mostly Taliban militants, a security official told AFP. A nearby house was also damaged in the missile strike, another security official said. A local resident Israr Jan said that he saw a missile hit a vehicle parked outside a house. We were standing at some distance and saw a vehicle being hit by a missile fired from a spy plane, Jan said. According to reports reaching here, the US drone fired two missiles at the house. The targeted house and a vehicle were completely destroyed in the attack.

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