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Summary The strike took place near Miran Shah, the town in N Waziristan tribal region, the officials said.
An American drone fired two missiles at a home in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border before dawn Wednesday, killing at least twenty foreign militants, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.The nationalities of the slain men were not immediately known and the officials said their agents were trying to get more details.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.The United States relies heavily on the covert, CIA-run missile program in its efforts to kill Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistans tribal areas.Washington does not publicly acknowledge the programme, which is a source of tension between the US and Pakistan. Islamabad has protested the strikes, saying they fuel militancy in the region.
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