Monday, May 18, 2015

Pakistan - Fresh drone strike kills four in North Wazirstan



Hours after Pakistan Foreign Office’s sternly condemned last week’s drone attack in Shawal area of North Wazirstan, a drone strike in the same area  on Monday killed four suspected militants and injured two others, Express News reported.According to initial details a US spy plane fired two missiles at a house and a vehicle in Shawal area of North Waziristan.As a result at least four suspected militants were killed and two others were injured. The identities of those targeted was not immediately clear.
Earlier, in a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had termed US drone strikes in Pakistani territory a “clear violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” calling for their immediate cessation.
On May 16, at least six suspected militants were killed and two others were injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a house in the same area of the agency.
A local source said those killed included foreigners while the house targeted was completely destroyed in the attack.

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