A US drone strike on Saturday killed eight militants including three foreign fighters in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
The strike targeted a militant compound in Datta Khel village in North Waziristan district, a known hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.
“A US drone fired missiles on a house used by militants as a compound. Eight militants have been killed in the attack and 12 others were wounded,” a security official in Peshawar told AFP by telephone.
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