A US drone strike killed 17 in pakistan

Peshawar, July 3 – A US drone strike killed at least 17 people in Pakistan's restive border region early on Wednesday. Most of those killed were fighters for the Haqqani network, according to three Taliban commanders and security officials.

 

Two missiles hit a house near the main market in Miranshah, the provincial capital of the tribal region of North Waziristan. The region is considered a Taliban stronghold.

 

Many were wounded in the attack, local tribesman Kaleemullah Dawar said, but rescuers delayed for fear of falling victim to a second attack, a common tactic with drone strikes.

 

Reuters