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A U.S. drone aircraft missile attack targeting a militant camp in Pakistan killed at least four people and wounded three, a Pakistani intelligence official in the South Waziristan region said. Officials said the drone fired four missiles as dusk fell on Baghar, a village in the mountains 55 km (35 miles) west of Wana, the main town in the region.

PESHAWAR: A heavy blast was heard at Shewakai Naray village near Wana in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) soon after two US drones were seen hovering over the tribal region on Tuesday night. Tribal sources told The News from Wana, the SWA's regional headquarters, that a heavy explosion was heard at Shewakai Naray village, 15 kilometres east of Wana. However, they did not know the cause of the explosion. The sources said two US drones were seen flying over the village when the explosions occurred. "Yes, an explosion has been heard in Shewakai Naray village but we don't know whether it...

Robot air attack squadron bound for Iraq By CHARLES J. HANLEY, AP Special Correspondent 30 minutes ago The airplane is the size of a jet fighter, powered by a turboprop engine, able to fly at 300 mph and reach 50,000 feet. It's outfitted with infrared, laser and radar targeting, and with a ton and a half of guided bombs and missiles. The Reaper is loaded, but there's no one on board. Its pilot, as it bombs targets in Iraq, will sit at a video console 7,000 miles away in Nevada. The arrival of these outsized U.S. "hunter-killer" drones, in aviation...

FOXNews.com Pilotless Robot Bomber Squadron Heads for Afghanistan, Iraq Monday , July 16, 2007 BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — The airplane is the size of a jet fighter, powered by a turboprop engine, able to fly at 300 mph and reach 50,000 feet. It's outfitted with infrared, laser and radar targeting, and with a ton and a half of guided bombs and missiles. The Reaper is loaded, but there's no one on board. Its pilot, as it bombs targets in Iraq, will sit at a video console 7,000 miles away in Nevada. The arrival of these outsized U.S. "hunter-killer" drones,...