MIRANSHAH:Two US drone strikes targeting vehicles in North Waziristan on Sunday killed at least seven militants, officials said.
Both attacks took place in Datta Khel, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of North Waziristans main town of Miranshah, a frequent location for the strikes.
Two missiles were fired on a vehicle seconds after it was parked outside a house in Datta Khel, officials said.
The US drone hit a car immediately after it parked outside a house. Four militants have been killed, an intelligence official in Miranshah told AFP, adding that the vehicle was completely destroyed and the house badly damaged.
Preliminary reports said all of them were local militants but we are trying to get more information, he added.
A second intelligence official said the drone fired two missiles.
An intelligence official in Peshawar also confirmed the attack and number of missiles, saying: At least four militants have been killed.
Another US drone then fired two missiles at a motorcycle travelling in the same town, killing three militants, local officials said.
Three militants have been killed in the second attack, a security official in Miranshah told AFP.
Another security official said the militants were riding a motorcycle when they were hit by the US drone.
It was not immediately clear if the drones were pursuing any high value target but one intelligence official in Miranshah said they were checking reports that a foreigner was among those killed in the second attack.
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