US drone strikes kill 18 in NW

MIRANSHAH: Three US drone attacks killed 18 people in North Waziristan on Saturday, intelligence officials said. The United States has widened pilotless drone aircraft missile strikes against al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan’s northwest, with 21 attacks in September alone, the highest number in a single month on record.

On Saturday, three drone attacks within hours of each other killed 18 in Datta Khel town in North Waziristan tribal region, intelligence officials said.
“In the first attack two missiles were fired at a house and in the second attack four missiles targeted a house and a vehicle, while the third strike targeted another vehicle in the same area. The death toll in the three attacks reached 18,” said one intelligence official.
Three attacks within seven hours have killed 18 with fears that the toll may increase.

Source: The news