Islamabad, Aug 16: In a pre-dawn strike, a US drone today fired missiles at a compound and a vehicle in Pakistan's restive North
 Waziristan tribal region infested by Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants, killing at least four militants and injuring two others.
 The CIA-operated spy plane fired two missiles at the compound and the vehicle parked outside it in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal agency.
 Four militants were killed and two others injured, TV news channels quoted officials as saying.
 The compound targeted by the drone was located near a girls' school.
 The drone struck before dawn, when people were having 'sehri', the meal that marks the beginning of the fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
 Militants cordoned off the compound and began removing the rubble, local residents said.
 They did not allow anyone to approach the site.
 Sources said those killed belonged to a Taliban faction led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur. It was not known if any high-value target was among those killed.
 Residents said they had heard the sounds of the pilotless aircraft before the strike.
 Some spy planes were seen flying over the area after the strike. 

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