Drone kills four

Published August 22, 2010

MIRAMSHAH, Aug 21 A US drone fired four missiles on a car near a house, some 5km south of Miramshah, on Saturday, killing four people and injuring two others.

The car was parked near the house of Akbar Din, a tribesman, in Qutab Khel area of North Waziristan. Sources said those killed and injured were local people. They said that a suspected car had passed through the area before the attack.—Correspondent

AP adds Six militants were killed, officials said, adding missiles struck two vehicles.

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