Four people have been killed in the latest US drone attack on local tribesmen in Pakistan's northwestern area near the border with Afghanistan. A US drone fired two missiles into the compounds belonging to what Washington calls suspected militant hideouts in the suburbs of Mir Ali, a town in North Waziristan.
The missiles targeted "two compounds owned by local tribesmen," AFP quoted a local security official who spoke on condition of anonymity as saying.
"We have confirmation of four people killed and more than five injured," said another Pakistani security official.
The identities of the victims were not immediately revealed.