Seven dead in rare US drone attacks

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in north-west Pakistan today, killing at least seven people in a rare attack in an area where some of Nato’s fiercest enemies have reportedly travelled, Pakistani officials said.

The first attack in the Kurram tribal area hit a vehicle, killing five suspected militants, said Noor Alam, a local government official. As tribesmen rushed to the scene, the vehicle was struck again, killing two more people, he said.