Suspected US drone attack kills four in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A suspected US unmanned drone

aircraft Friday fired three missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan’s tribal region along the Afghan border, killing at least four alleged militants, a security official said.

The airstrike took place in the Ghulam Khan village in the district of North Waziristan, a known hotbed of Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.

“The militants were retreating to their hideout in North Waziristan after an attack on Taarkhobee check post in Afghanistan. They were traced and chased by a US drone,” a Pakistani intelligence official said.

“Four people are dead, while one is injured,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.