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US drone attack kills two in Pakistan, first hit in Ramadan

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Atleast two persons were killed tonight when a US drone targeted a suspected militant's compound in tribal region close to Afghan border in northwest Pakistan, the first strike in the month of Ramadan.

The CIA-operated drone fired two missiles at a time, targeting a motorcycle and a compound in village Dawar Musaki tehsil Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency, sources said.

The strike killed two people, they said, adding that it took place after at 11 pm.

In the month of Ramadan, this was the first attack in North Waziristan.

The identity of those targeted in the strike could not be ascertained.
 

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First Published: Jul 14 2013 | 1:20 AM IST

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