From Swiss Info:ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A U.S. missile strike in a Pakistani tribal region known as a haven for Taliban and al Qaeda fighters killed at least nine people on Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
A television report put the toll as high as 21.
Intelligence officials said a pilotless drone aircraft launched the attack at around 9:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. British time) in the village of Mohammad Khel, 30 km (20 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan.
"One missile hit the house of Daud Jan," said one of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.
Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said he had no information.
One intelligence official said nine people were killed, including foreigners. Taliban sources in the area later told Reuters eight were killed and seven wounded.
Dawn News reported 21 were killed, including 16 foreigners,
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