Re: 32 Ukbeks killed in latest Drone attack
**Drone attack kills 30, wounds 15 in Pakistan **
Military and Security 2/14/2009 11:09:00 AM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (KUNA) – Nearly 30 people were killed and 15 others were wounded Saturday morning in the fresh US drone attack in Pakistani tribal belt along Afghan border, said sources.
An unmanned US drone fired at least three missiles that hit a house in Nasr Khel a remote village of South Waziristan tribal agency, security sources told KUNA.
They said the attack killed nearly 30 people and wounded about 15 others. Sources said most of the killed were of Uzbek origin, adding that wounded also included women and children.
Sources further said that the village is known as the stronghold of key Taliban commander, Baitullah Mehsud, and the targeted house had been used as hideout by militants.
Sources feared further rise in the death toll saying several wounded were in critical condition and the rescue people were retrieving more dead bodies from under the debris.
Kuwait News Agency