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Updated 18 Dec, 2010 05:09am

Drone attacks in Khyber Agency: Death toll mounts to 54

The US drone fired missiles and hit a vehicle in Sandana area of Tirrah Village, Khyber Agency. Seven people are confirmed dead and seven injured in the attack.

Earlier, the drone had targeted a compound in the Speen Drang area of Tirrah Valley, killing 32 people while 10 sustained injuries.

On Thursday, the US drone had also fired a missile on a vehicle in Nara Baba area of inaccessible Tirrah valley, in which fifteen people were killed.

Five people were injured in the attack. The vehicle was completely destroyed.

The death toll has reached at 54 including commanders of banned Lashkar-e-Islam in three drone attacks in different areas of Khyber Agency on Friday.

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