15 die in US drone attack in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The toll in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan has risen to 15, after 11 people succumbed to their injuries in a hospital, Xinhua reported.

Four people died on the spot and several were injured when missiles hit a house in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel area Friday.

This was the second drone attack in the area in two days. On Thursday, three people were killed in a similar attack.

The US has intensified drone attacks against militants in North Waziristan in recent months.