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Pakistan drone attack 'kills two'

Source: BBC

The attack took place in Norak village, about 18km (12 miles) from Miranshah, the province's main town. Officials said the missiles targeted the compound of local tribesman Musharraf Gul...North and South Waziristan are known havens of al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

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