3 killed in drone attack

June 14, 2012 02:08 am | Updated November 16, 2021 11:52 pm IST - Islamabad

A U.S. drone on Wednesday targeted a vehicle in the North Waziristan region, killing three militants in the latest in a string of attacks by the CIA-operated spy planes in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. The drone fired two missiles at the vehicle near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, which is considered a hub of Taliban and al-Qaeda elements.

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