20 people killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANIIslamabad, April 22(ANI): At least 20 people were killed and several others seriously wounded in a US drone attack launched early Friday morning in northwest Pakistan.
According to local TV report, four missiles were fired at a suspected militant compound near the Miranshah tribal area of North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan.
Identities of the people killed in the drone attack are not known at this stage, Xinhua reports.
Friday morning’s strike is the 25th of its kind since 2011. At least 174 people have reported killed in the 25 strikes launched by US drones this year alone.
Out of these 25 strikes, 21 were conducted in the North Waziristan region, while the remaining four were carried out in the neighbouring tribal area of South Waziristan. (ANI)
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