Drone Attack: Four militants die in Miramshah strike

MIRAMSHAH: Four suspected militants were killed on Thursday when US drones fired two missiles at a building in Razmak Adda area of Miramshah. Security officials reported that the militants were from Punjab and were residing in a two-storey building, the lower portion of which was used as a Public Call Office (PCO).  According to sources, the targeted missiles hit the upper storey of the building at 3:15am where the militants lived. “As a result of the attack, the building was razed to the ground,” the official added. A local tribesman, who visited the area after morning prayers, reported that the impact of the explosions was so severe that six surrounding shops were partially damaged.  “Pieces of human flesh were scattered around the site of the attack,” he said.  Another resident, living in close proximity of the razed building, said that all his family members panicked after they were awakened by the sound of missiles as they hit their target.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2012.