MIRANSHAH: US drones killed at least fifteen people in three strikes in North Waziristan on Saturday, security officials said.
"US drones fired multiple missiles on two suspected hideouts and a vehicle. At least fifteen suspected militants have been killed and many others injured. The drones are still flying over the area," one security official in Miranshah said.
Another security official in Miranshah confirmed the attacks in Mandi Khel and Ghoresti areas of the agency.
Mandi Khel and the surrounding area is a known stronghold of the militant Haqqani network.
The men who died were thought to be attached to militant commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur, security officials in Miranshah and Peshawar said.
source: geo.tv
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