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| At least two suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan province, security officials said. | At least two suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan province, security officials said. |
| The attack took place in Norak village, about 18km (12 miles) from Miranshah, the province's main town. | The attack took place in Norak village, about 18km (12 miles) from Miranshah, the province's main town. |
| Officials said the missiles targeted the compound of local tribesman Musharraf Gul. Villagers in the area said the house was on fire. | Officials said the missiles targeted the compound of local tribesman Musharraf Gul. Villagers in the area said the house was on fire. |
| North and South Waziristan are known havens of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. | North and South Waziristan are known havens of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. |
| Hundreds of militants and civilians have been killed in attacks by unmanned drones in the region in the past year. | Hundreds of militants and civilians have been killed in attacks by unmanned drones in the region in the past year. |
| A security official told the AFP news agency that the missiles were fired at 0130 local time (2030 GMT). | |
| "It is not clear if there was any high-value target," the agency quoted him as saying. | "It is not clear if there was any high-value target," the agency quoted him as saying. |
| "We also do not know the identity of the militants," he said. | "We also do not know the identity of the militants," he said. |
| Insurgents had cordoned off the area and were pulling bodies out of the rubble, an official said. | Insurgents had cordoned off the area and were pulling bodies out of the rubble, an official said. |
| Pakistan has criticised drone attacks, saying they fuel support for the militants. | Pakistan has criticised drone attacks, saying they fuel support for the militants. |
| The US military does not routinely confirm drone attacks, but the US armed forces and CIA in Afghanistan are the only forces capable of deploying drones in the region, analysts say. | The US military does not routinely confirm drone attacks, but the US armed forces and CIA in Afghanistan are the only forces capable of deploying drones in the region, analysts say. |