13 killed in drone attack

Published August 15, 2010

MIRAMSHAH, Aug 14 Thirteen people were killed and six others injured when two missiles fired by a US drone hit a place near Mir Ali town of North Waziristan on Saturday night.

The area people said the attack was carried out at around 930pm and its target was a hujra of Shera Din, a resident of Isuri village in Mir Ali.

Agencies add A security official confirmed the strike and said the nationalities of the dead were not yet known, but some militants might be among the people.

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