Drone strikes kill 12 in Pak

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan,killing 12 people Monday in a rare attack in an area where some of NATOs fiercest enemies have reportedly travelled,Pakistani officials said.

The first attack in the Kurram tribal area hit a vehicle,killing five people,said Noor Alam,a local government official. As tribesmen rushed to the scene,the vehicle was struck again,killing two more people,he said. Minutes later,a suspected US drone attacked a nearby house,killing five people,Alam said.

Seven of the 12 people killed in the attacks were Afghan militants whose bodies were taken across the border to be buried,Alam said. The attacks were confirmed by two Pakistani intelligence officials,who spoke on condition of anonymity.