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Officials: US missile kills 5 in NW Pakistan

The Columbian
Published: March 15, 2011, 12:00am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say an American missile attack has killed five people close to the Afghan border.

The officials says the strike took place in the North Waziristan region on Wednesday. There were no immediate details about the casualties. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

The United States routinely fires missiles from unmanned drones at al-Qaida and Taliban targets in northwest Pakistan.

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