Five killed in Pakistan drone attack

Islamabad: At least five suspected militants were killed Wednesday in a drone attack in Pakistan`s northwest tribal region, a media report said.

The pilot-less predator plane targeted a house in Spin Wam area of North Waziristan along the border with Afghanistan, Xinhua reported. The drone fired two missiles at a house allegedly being used by militants. The attack destroyed the compound and also damaged other houses located nearby. Wednesday`s attack was the seventh of its kind in 2013. So far, drone strikes have killed 47 people this year. IANS