Four militants, including two Arabs and two Taliban from the Punjab, were killed and another sustained serious injuries when a US Predator fired two Hellfire missiles on a house at Gangikhel village in South Waziristan Agency on Saturday.
Sources close to pro-government militant commander Maulvi Nazeer also confirmed to The News that four people -- two Arabs and two Taliban from the Punjab were killed in the attack. Other reports suggested that three Arabs and a militant, hailing from the Punjab, were killed in the attack.
Tribal sources said two US spy planes were seen hovering over the village during the air attack on the house of Amanullah Gangikhel. They said one of the planes fired two Hellfire missiles on the house. The mud-house was razed to the ground along with a white-colour car and two motorcycles parked there.
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