[NEWS] Drone Attack Said To Kill 12 In Pakistani Tribal Region

Reuters reports:

Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into a Pakistani tribal region on Friday, killing 12 people, including five foreigners, in an area known as a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud.

Pakistani officials said the attack targeted a house in a remote village on the border between North and South Waziristan, where Mehsud, an al Qaeda ally, has been bottled up by Pakistani forces since early this year.[...]

"There were two drones flying in our area and they fired four missiles," a paramilitary official in the area said. "They were American."

Missile-armed drones are primarily used by U.S. forces in the region, though the United States seldom confirms drone attacks. Pakistan does not have any.

The report also includes good background on the situation.