US drone strike kills 17 in Pakistan: officials

US drone strike kills 17 in Pakistan: officials

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - Agence France-Presse
A US drone attack struck a compound of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt early Wednesday, killing at least 17 militants, Pakistani officials said.

Security officials told AFP that Afghan and Pakistani militants were among the dead at the compound in the town of Miranshah, but that there was no immediate confirmation of any high-value target.