US drone strike kills six, injures 8 in Hangu

HANGU: A US drone strike targeting a seminary in Tehsil Tal killed at least six persons and injured eight more on Thursday morning, Geo news reported.

According to the sources, a US drone fired three missiles on the seminary in Tehsil Tal at about 5 AM on Thursday and three of those killed in the strike were members of the Haqqani network.

Sources said that the drones continued to hover over the missile-hit-area, causing tension among the tribal people.

The attack comes a day after the Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz told the Senate body that the US had assured Pakistan of not conducting drone strikes during the government’s talk with the Taliban.