10 die in drone strike in Pakistan
February 8th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed Wednesday when a US drone launched two missiles in Pakistan’s northwest tribal belt, a media report said.
The missiles hit a militant hideout in Spalga village of North Waziristan, a tribal area near Pakistan-Afghanistan border, reported Xinhua.
The strike came just a day after Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said the issue of US drone attacks was unresolved. Pakistan would continue to raise the issue with the US.
Anger against US drone strikes runs high in Pakistan.
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