US drones fly after missile strike in Pakistan: residents

BOOKMARK MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - US pilotless spy planes on Sunday flew over a Pakistani tribal town bordering Afghanistan just hours after a missile strike killed at least four people, residents said. Two missiles from suspected US drones overnight struck a compound just outside Miranshah, the main town in the restive North Waziristan district, which is seen as a safe haven for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. The targeted compound was the residence of Taliban militant Omar Daraz, a security official told AFP, giving no further details. There was no reaction to the attacks from the Pakistan government, though the military said they were aware of the strike. \"We have reports about an explosion incident in Miranshah,\" chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP. He said he could not confirm whether the missile... [read full story]