A US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region near the border with Afghanistan has killed at least two people and injured three more. The missile struck the house of a local tribesman late Monday in the troubled North Waziristan tribal region.
"A missile fired by US forces killed two people outside the town of Miranshah in North Waziristan tribal district," a regional security official said.
Some of the injured are reportedly in serious condition and the toll may rise even further.
It was not immediately clear if the missile was fired from a drone or fired by US forces deployed across the border in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan have seen a rising frequency in missile attacks launched by US drones and forces. More than 400 people - among them suspected militants as well as civilians - have been killed in the attacks in the tribal belt.
The strikes have increased tensions between Islamabad and Washington and have triggered anti-American sentiments among the Pakistani people.