Twin drone hits kill 10 in South Waziristan

Twin drone hits kill 10 in South Waziristan
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Summary At least 10 people were killed in twin US drone attacks in Wana area of South Waziristan.

According to the official sources, the US drone fires four missiles on a house and killed six alleged militants in Bagarchina that is at 60 kilometers distance in west side of Wana area.The sources further said that three militants killed in the drone attack included Hazrat Ali, Sher Ali and Ameer Hamza.Later, at least 4 militants were killed in another drone attack in Dara Nishtar area of South Waziristan.It is worth mentioning here that this was fourth drone attack during last 72 hours. Twelve people were killed in Thursday’s twin drone attacks while 7 people were killed in the attack on Friday.According to an international news agency, two officials said some suspects were also wounded in early Saturdays attack in South Waziristan.The official sources said those killed were the fighters of Maulvi Nazir, a local militant commander who is accused of working with Taliban and al-Qaida to direct cross-border attacks. The officials spoke on anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media on record.

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