US drone attack kills 12 in Pakistan

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in north west Pakistan today, killing 12 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 people, said Noor Alam, a local government official. As tribesmen rushed to the scene, the vehicle was struck again, killing two more people, he said.