8 killed in U.S. drone attack in NW Pakistan

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8 killed in U.S. drone attack in NW Pakistan

09:09, November 08, 2010      

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The death toll of Sunday night's U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's northwest tribal area has climbed to eight, reported local media.

Meanwhile, Taliban killed three people who were suspected to have supplied information for U.S. drone attacks in the area.

According to the report, the U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, which is suspected to be a hideout of militants in the area.

North Waziristan is believed to be a stronghold of militants in Pakistan, who often launch attacks at the US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan across the border.

Shortly following Sunday's U.S. drone attack, there came in news saying that Taliban had killed three people who were suspected to have supplied intelligence for the U.S. drone strikes.

The three dead bodies were found at a bazaar near the strike area with a letter placed on them from Taliban saying they are spies providing information for U.S. drone attacks, said the report.

Sunday's U.S. drone strike is the fifth of its kind since November. On Nov. 1, U.S. drones fired four missiles at some suspected targets in North Waziristan, killing 6 people.

On Nov. 3, the U.S. drones launched three strikes within a single day in the afore-said area, killing at least 13 people.

While most of the people targeted by U.S. drones are militants, they do often mistakenly kill innocent people in the strikes. There are reports saying some 30 percent of the people killed in such strikes are non-militants. This has caused a strong anti- American sentiment among the local people.

Source: Xinhua

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