5 people killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan

At least five people were killed in a U.S. drone attack launched Wednesday morning in North Waziristan. A US missile attack killed at least five suspected militants in North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday, security officials said. According to the details, the U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house suspected to be a militants' hideout in the Mir Ali area. Details about the identity of the killed and injured in the strike are not immediately available. Wednesday morning's strike is the sixth of its kind since the beginning of this year. During the last six strikes launched by the U.S. drones since January, at least 25 people were reportedly killed and nine injured. All the six strikes were launched in North Waziristan.

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