US drone strike kills 41 killed in Pakistan (North Waziristan)
A US drone missile strike on Thursday killed at least 41 people tribal region, Pakistani intelligence officials said. There were conflicting accounts about the target of the attack and those killed in the Datta Khel region of North Waziristan. The death toll was one of the highest in a drone missile strike. An official said the drone attacked a vehicle in the area that was passing by a house where local tribesmen were holding a meeting, killing them. A tribesman in the area supported his account.
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