By KUNA
Islamabad : At least 10 persons were killed and five others were wounded in a missile strike in Pakistans South Waziristan tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan, said officials Thursday Three missiles were fired from undisclosed location after Wednesday midnight in Kalosha area, about 10 kilometers from Azam Warsak town of the agency, security officials told KUNA.
They said one missile hit a house, one an Islamic seminary and one missile missed its target.
They added that at least ten persons were killed in the strike and more than five others were wounded.
According to tribal sources, the missile that hit a house killed eight foreign nationals. They said that some foreign nationals of Arab origins had been living in the house since last few months. The second strike on the seminary caused heavy casualties, said tribal sources but security officials did not confirm it. They said two persons were killed and more than five were wounded.
It was not immediately known whether the killed included key militant commander. Officially the incident has not been confirmed yet.
Security officials said the missiles were fired from NATO and Afghan troops in war-ravaging Afghanistan.