MIRAMSHAH, Oct 24: Four men and a woman were killed when a US drone attacked a suspected militant compound near Miramshah in North Waziristan on Wednesday.

According to local people, two missiles were fired at the house of Malang Dawar in Ghundai Village, 25km from Miramshah.

Five people were killed in the attack, but their identity could not be ascertained.

A residential compound was targeted in the attack and three people died, security officials said, according to AFP.