NWA drone strike kills eight

MIRANSHAH/KHAR: A US drone fired four missiles in Shagga village of North Waziristan on Friday, killing eight Taliban and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil – 25 kilometres west of Miranshah. Sources said those killed in the strike – the third in 24 hours – were Punjabi Taliban. “The US drone fired four missiles, hitting a house, a compound and some makeshift buildings,” a security official in Peshawar told the AFP news agency. “It looks like some key Taliban or Al Qaeda figures are hiding in this area, and that’s why the drones are targeting this area again and again.” An official told AFP, “Our informers told us that the Taliban had gathered to attend the funeral prayers of those killed in yesterday’s missile attacks,” he said. Separately, security forces shelled Taliban hideouts in various areas of Mamoond and Nawagai tehsils of Bajaur Agency. staff report/afp

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