US missile attack kills 16 in Orakzai Agency

US missile attack kills 16 in Orakzai Agency

UPPER ORAKZAI, (SANA): At least 16 people were killed and 14 others injured in a drone attack in Bulandkhel, the border area in Upper Orakzai Agency.

Official sources told a private TV channel, the drone fired four missiles at a madrasa (seminary) of Molvi Shakirullah as a result 16 people were killed and 14 others injured. Three adjoining houses of the seminary were also damaged in the strike.

Molvi Shakirullah has affiliation with Haqqni network, the sources added. The local people initiated the rescue activities after the drone strike and shifted the injured and dead bodies in hospitals. The drones also continued their flights on the area after the attack which created panic in local residents.

It is also worth mentioning here that US drone strike on Wednesday had killed five persons in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency.

http://www.sananews.net/english/us-missile-attack-kills-16-in-orakzai-agency/

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