US drone ‘kills three militants’ in Miramshah
April 29, 2012 by AFP
Two missiles hit an abandoned girls schools in the town of Miramshah in the North Waziristan tribal region, killing three unidentified militants.– AFP (File Photo)
MIRAMSHAH: Three militants were killed and two others wounded in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Sunday, security officials said.
The drone fired two missiles targeting a militant compound in Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan, known as a stronghold of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants, they said.
This was the first drone strike since the parliament last month approved new guidelines on relations with the United States, which included a ban on transporting weapons through the country to Afghanistan.
“A US drone fired two missiles on a compound, killing three militants and wounding two others,” a senior security official told AFP.
He said that the compound in the market area of Miramshah was once a girls’ school that was occupied by the militants.
Another security official, who confirmed the toll, said the compound was used mainly by Uzbek and Tajik militants.
