Two US drone attacks kill 13 in NWaziristan

Missiles from US drones slammed into two militants hideouts killing thirteen militants on Wednesday in North Waziristan, security officials said. The afternoon attack by a drone aircraft struck a militants hideout in Sang Zalai area of Datta Khel, 50 kilometres of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan. A US drone fired two missiles, targeting a militants hideout and killing four militants, a senior security official in the area told. "The identity of militants is not known yet. It is also not clear whether any high value target was present in the area when the attack took place. The second attack came shortly afterwards when US drones attacked another alleged militants hideout killing nine militants. Both the places were completely destroyed by the attack.

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