Targeted attack: Drone strike kills four suspected militants
Officials say foreigners among those killed.
MIRAMSHAH:
At least four suspected militants were killed and two others injured early Thursday when a US drone targeted a vehicle in the Data Khel area of North Waziristan.
Officials said the vehicle was believed to be transporting suspected militants. After the drone strike, two passengers were rescued from the remains of the vehicle after an hour and a half passed, as the drone continued to hover in the area.
The identities of the deceased have yet to be confirmed but officials said they included some foreigners.
This is the sixth drone strike in North Waziristan Agency since Sunday this week. Late Wednesday night, two suspected foreign militants were killed in a drone attack in Data Khel. Reports reveal that around 30 suspected local and foreign militants were killed in strikes over five days.
Drone strikes ceased while the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were engaged in talks. However, the strikes have resumed even as Operation Zarb-e-Azb continues in North Waziristan Agency.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2014.
At least four suspected militants were killed and two others injured early Thursday when a US drone targeted a vehicle in the Data Khel area of North Waziristan.
Officials said the vehicle was believed to be transporting suspected militants. After the drone strike, two passengers were rescued from the remains of the vehicle after an hour and a half passed, as the drone continued to hover in the area.
The identities of the deceased have yet to be confirmed but officials said they included some foreigners.
This is the sixth drone strike in North Waziristan Agency since Sunday this week. Late Wednesday night, two suspected foreign militants were killed in a drone attack in Data Khel. Reports reveal that around 30 suspected local and foreign militants were killed in strikes over five days.
Drone strikes ceased while the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were engaged in talks. However, the strikes have resumed even as Operation Zarb-e-Azb continues in North Waziristan Agency.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2014.