Missile Strike In Pakistan Kills 4

A missile strike is suspected in a blast that killed four people in a tribal region near Afghanistan.

Two intelligence officials said the explosion occurred Thursday in the village of Char Khel in North Waziristan. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.

Azeemullah Wazir, who lives in the area, said the explosion destroyed a house known to host foreigners. He said he heard three blasts and later saw Taliban militants surround the site.

The U.S. has been suspected in previous missile strikes in Pakistani territory. The blast occurred a day after a deadly and unusual American ground assault in South Waziristan.

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Drone Missile Strike In Pakistan Kills Six

A missile fired from an unmanned aircraft hit a house in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Sunday, killing six.

No word yet if this was a strike on HVT, high value targets.

The attack took place in the village of Tappi, located about 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town in volatile North Waziristan on the Afghan border.

“The death toll has risen to six and eight others are injured,” a security official told AFP, updating an earlier toll.

“Most of the dead are foreign militants including Arabs and Uzbeks,” he said, but later added that those killed included a woman and a young girl who lived nearby and had been hit by shrapnel caused by the strike.

Residents said the missile was fired from a pilotless aircraft and that the house belonged to a local tribesman who had rented it out to militants.

There has been a series of missile strikes on militants in Pakistan in recent weeks attributed to US-led coalition forces or CIA drones based in Afghanistan.