Miranshah, Pakistan (ANTARA News/AFP) - A US drone strike on Sunday killed four militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, known as hotbed of Taliban insurgents near the Afghan border, officials said.

The drone fired two missiles into a vehicle as it drove through a village near Datta Khel town about 30 kilometres (20 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan district, Pakistani security officials told AFP.

"The US drone fired two missiles," one of the officials told AFP.

"Four militants were killed in the attack," another said. (H-AK)

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