Three dead as US missile strikes in Pakistan

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PESHAWAR, April 19 (AFP): At least three suspected militants were killed Sunday in Pakistan's tribal area, thought to have been by a US missile aimed at Taliban and Al-Qaeda rebels, officials said.
"It was a drone attack," local administration official Shahab Ali Shah told newsmen, suggesting it was the latest in a series of strikes by pilotless US aircraft in the restive northwest region.
The official said two missiles hit a house in Gangi Khel town in South Waziristan district along the Afghan border.
Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack targeted a militant hideout, killing three suspected rebels.
But a security official said seven militants had died.