[Dawn] Ten suspected militants were killed Thursday in the second US missile strike in a day targeting insurgents in Pakistan's tribal North Waziristan district, security officials said. 'Five US drones fired at least seven missiles, targeting several houses in the Ambarshaga area in North Waziristan and killing more than 10 militants,' a senior security official in the area told AFP. Another security official confirmed the strike and said the death toll may rise.Earlier Thursday two militants were killed in a similar strike on a house near Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan.
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A key Al Qaeda operative and seven other foreigners were among at least 15 people killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency on Thursday, a private television channel reported.According to the channel, Zohaib Al-Zahidi was an important Al Qaeda member involved in planning and executing several terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In the first attack, five US drones fired at least 10 missiles at two houses in the Ambarshaga area killing at least 15 people, according to AP.
Another US drone killed at least two Taliban as it fired two missiles at their vehicle around 4am in Godi Wala village in Datta Khel tehsil, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, Haji Mujtaba reported. Official sources said the first missile missed the target due to which several terrorists escaped, while two of them were killed by the second missile.
The drones struck around 6pm the same day. Two vehicles were also destroyed in the attack.
Meanwhile, the agency political agent imposed a curfew for an indefinite period in Miranshah and various areas of Mir Ali sub-division and Dosali tehsil. Five suspects were also arrested for violating the curfew.