U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills 7 terrorists

Targeting the epicenter of terrorism. International Herald Tribune

A missile strike, suspected to be from a pilotless U.S. drone, killed seven militants on Thursday in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, seen as an al Qaeda sanctuary, two intelligence officials said.

One of the officials said there may be foreigners among the dead but that he did not know their nationalities.

"The missile hit a house adjacent to a madrasa (Islamic seminary). Seven people are killed," he said.

"Most of those killed are Punjabis," the official added, employing a term used for militants from Pakistan's central province of Punjab.

It was the second suspected strike by U.S. drone aircraft this month, after three people were killed in a similar attack in neighbouring North Waziristan.