US missile attack kills 30 in Kurram Agency

PARACHINAR: The death toll of US drone attack in Kurram Agency has reached to 30.

According to reports, four US drones fired four missiles at suspected hideouts of militants in Sarpal area of tehsil Sadda of lower Kurram. Intially, 15 people were killed in the attack.

Many bodies were trapped under the rubble and 30 bodies have been recovered so far. Several people sustained injuries in the attack.

Sources said there was a camp of Afghan Commander Bahram Khan Kochi in Sarpal area. US drones continued patrolling in the area after the attack.

This was the first US drone attack in Kurram Agency, however, drones made regular flights in these areas in the past.

Over 20 SWA victims in US drone attack buried

WANA: Over twenty victims, who were killed in yesterday’s drone attack in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), were buried here in tears and sobs.

US drone continued hovering over North and South Waziristan and Kurram Agency even today. Over thirty persons were killed in US drone attack on Saturday at Ladha area of South Waziristan, out of which over twenty persons’ burial prayer was offered and later buried in different areas.

On the other hand, drones continued hovering over North and South Waziristan and Kurram agency. The drones are flying low on the militants’ hideouts, which is creating harassment and panic among the local people.