South Waziristan: Drone strike kills two
The attack took place in the Shin Warsak village of Birmal tehsil, located about 20 kilometres west of Wana.
DI KHAN:
An unmanned US drone strike killed two militants in the Lawa Kanda area of South Waziristan on Thursday, a security official told The Express Tribune.
The attack took place in the Shin Warsak village of Birmal tehsil, located about 20 kilometres west of Wana.
The security official said that the drone targeted a vehicle, killing two including a foreigner. The vehicle was also completely damaged.
A local resident, who was close to the targeted area, told The Express Tribune that he heard a blast which was followed by a dust cloud. He also saw two drones flying over the area at the time of the attack.
An AFP report, however, claims that there were no casualties in the drone attack.
A second security official in South Waziristan confirmed the drone strike and told AFP that “so far” there was no report of any damage.
There were at least three drone attacks in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan in October. On October 11, 18 insurgents, most reportedly Afghans, were killed in a drone strike in the nearby tribal region of Orakzai in the deadliest attack in more than a year.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 30th, 2012.
An unmanned US drone strike killed two militants in the Lawa Kanda area of South Waziristan on Thursday, a security official told The Express Tribune.
The attack took place in the Shin Warsak village of Birmal tehsil, located about 20 kilometres west of Wana.
The security official said that the drone targeted a vehicle, killing two including a foreigner. The vehicle was also completely damaged.
A local resident, who was close to the targeted area, told The Express Tribune that he heard a blast which was followed by a dust cloud. He also saw two drones flying over the area at the time of the attack.
An AFP report, however, claims that there were no casualties in the drone attack.
A second security official in South Waziristan confirmed the drone strike and told AFP that “so far” there was no report of any damage.
There were at least three drone attacks in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan in October. On October 11, 18 insurgents, most reportedly Afghans, were killed in a drone strike in the nearby tribal region of Orakzai in the deadliest attack in more than a year.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 30th, 2012.