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US drone strike kills six in Pakistan
A US drone attack Thursday killed six militants in Pakistan -- the fourth strike in 24 hours -- officials said, amid an upsurge in violence across the country.
The latest strike hit North Waziristan, the same district targeted in three other drone attacks since Wednesday and a renowned hub for Taliban militants who have vowed to attack security forces in retaliation.
Hours later in the southwestern city of Quetta, a bomb near the house of the provincial finance minister killed five people, a senior police official told AFP. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
The target of the drone attack was a compound in the outskirts of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. A total of 24 militants were killed in the four strikes.
"Two US drones fired three missiles. We have reports that six militants were killed," a security official based in Peshawar told AFP.
Residents in Miranshah said they heard three huge explosions and later the villagers made announcements from local mosques asking for help.