MIRAMSHAH: Missiles fired from a US drone on a house in North Waziristan a little after Wednesday midnight killed five suspected militants.
 
According to local people, two missiles were fired at the house of tribesman Musharraf Gul in the village of Nowrek, near Mirali.

The dead and the injured could not be identified. According to sources, their bodies were buried before dawn.

The injured were taken to a health facility in the region.

AFP adds:

Residents and security officials said Musharraf, aged between 28 and 30, was a cab driver who had fraternised with militants for more than 18 months.

‘Musharraf opened fire after the missile strike in a bid to keep villagers away. He buried the bodies of militants killed in the attack with the help of fellow rebels who are still guarding the place,’ said the security official.

Around 63 drone attacks have killed more than 610 people since August last year.