MIRAMSHAH, March 10: A US drone fired two missiles on two suspected militants in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan early on Sunday, killing both of them.

Sources said the attack took place in Degan village. The men were on a mule when the missiles were fired.

US drones regularly attack suspected hideouts of militants, vehicles and motorbikes in tribal areas, but this was the first time an animal had been targeted.