08 December 2009 - 04H16  

US drone kills three in Pakistan: officials
A US "Predator" drone seen in Afghanistan. A US missile attack on Tuesday killed three people and injured another three in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt, security and intelligence officials said.
A US "Predator" drone seen in Afghanistan. A US missile attack on Tuesday killed three people and injured another three in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt, security and intelligence officials said.

AFP - A US missile attack on Tuesday killed three people and injured another three in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt, security and intelligence officials said.

The strike took place in Aspalga village, some 12 kilometres (seven miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town of the restive North Waziristan tribal district, officials said.

"A car was hit by two missiles, killing three people and injuring three others," security officials in the area told AFP.

One security and one intelligence official at Peshawar, the troubled capital of Northwest Frontier Province also confirmed the incident, saying: "The missiles were fired from a US drone."

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