Drone hit leaves 11 dead in NWA

MIRANSHAH (Agencies) - A US drone attack on a compound in the tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least 11 suspected militants, local security officials said. The target of the drone strike was a house in Inzarkas village in Dattakhel area, some 35km west of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan. The drone fired seven missiles on a house, killing at least 11 suspected militants, an intelligence official in Miranshah was quoted as saying. A security official in Peshawar also confirmed the attack and the death toll. The strike is the latest in a series of US operations in the region which are believed to be targeting suspected Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists plotting attacks on Europe. Residents in Miranshah said drones were still hovering in the sky while Taliban have surrounded the area after the attack. A security official in Peshawar said a vehicle parked outside the house was also destroyed in the attack.

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