The News International
MIRANSHAH: Thirteen persons were reportedly killed when US drones fired missiles at two separate places in North Waziristan Agency on Sunday, tribal sources said.
The sources said that six drones flying over the area fired five missiles at a vehicle in Saidgi area near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Saidgi is located about 20 kilometres from Miramshah, the principal town in the troubled North Waziristan.
The sources said nine suspected militants were killed in the attack on the spot and some others sustained injuries. In another strike, the drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in Maizer area in Dattakhel subdivision. Four men were killed in the attack and scores of others were injured.
Reports suggested that all those killed in the two attacks were local tribesmen. Eyewitnesses said that eight drones were still flying in the area. The presence of the unmanned aircraft created concern among the people, who fear more attacks.
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