Eight killed in US drone attack in Pakistan: Officials

According to a security official, two missiles fired by a suspected US drone hit a compound in Sararogha, in tribal South Waziristan region, killing at least eight suspected militants.

At least eight people were killed on Sunday in two suspected US missile strikes in northwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border, security officials said.

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"Two missiles fired by a suspected US drone hit a compound in Sararogha, in tribal South Waziristan region, killing at least eight suspected militants," a security official told AFP.

The region, bordering Afghanistan, is a known haven for Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists.