Two US drone strikes kill seven militants in Pakistan

Two US drone strikes targeting vehicles killed seven militants yesterday in Pakistan’s rugged tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

Both attacks took place in Asar village of Datta Khel town, some 50 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district known as a hub for Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.

“The US drone fired three missiles at the militants’ vehicle, killing four rebels,” a senior security official in the area said of the first strike, adding that the nationalities of those killed were not immediately known.

Another senior security official in the area confirmed the strike and toll.

The second strike, also targeting a vehicle, killed three rebels in the same village.