US drone kills 7 in Waziristan

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MIRAMSHAH, July 28: Seven suspected militants were killed and three others injured in a US drone attack on a residential compound in Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan Agency on Sunday evening.

According to sources, the drone fired two missiles minutes before Iftar at the compound in Sheenkai Narai area, about 50km from the Afghan border. The house was destroyed.

The bodies of the deceased were charred beyond recognition.

Local people retrieved the bodies from the debris as the drone continued to hover over the area.

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