Five killed in drone attack

Published March 9, 2010

MIRAMSHAH, March 8 Five suspected militants were killed on Monday evening when missiles fired by US drones hit two targets in Miramshah town of North Waziristan tribal region.

Official sources said three missiles slammed into Maly Khan Serai, a building housing shops and auto workshops, adding a government-run veterinary centre also came under attack. The town plunged into darkness after the attack, the first on a bazaar in Miramshah.—Correspondent

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