A US drone attack on a militant compound in North Waziristan killed 21 insurgents and injured several late on Friday, security officials said. The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on the compound in Datta Khel village, some 35 kilometres east of Miranshah, they said.
“The US drone fired two missiles. At least 21 militants have been killed and several injured,” a senior security official based in Peshawar told AFP. Two security officials in Miranshah confirmed the strike.