MIRAMSHAH, March 1: Mutilated bodies of four alleged US spies were found near Urmer village in North Waziristan on Tuesday, local people said.

They said the dead belonged to Land Momadkhel area and identified them as Noor Rehman, Asmatullah, Afserullah and Shabir.

AFP adds: Officials said that notes pinned on the bodies read: “We killed them because they were spying for America. Anyone who acts like this will face the same fate.”

Local administration official Syed Noor Shah said: “We have recovered all the four dead bodies. They are local tribesmen, aged between 25 and 40. “The notes pasted on their chests were from Pakistani Taliban.”

Two local intelligence officials confirmed the incident, saying the bodies were beyond recognition because militants had repeatedly shot the victims in the face.