US drone fires missile into Pakistan's Waziristan

Source: Reuters

A suspected U.S. drone fired a missile on Thursday into Pakistan's North Waziristan, a tribal region on the Afghan border regarded as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, a Reuters witness said.

"It was a huge blast," said the journalist, who saw and heard the explosion from the rooftop of his house in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, shortly after 10:00 p.m. (1600 GMT).

The target was in Tappi, a village 20 km east of Miranshah that has been hit before in recent days.

"The drone is still flying in the area. It fired a missile and I saw the flame coming out of it," the Reuters journalist said.

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