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Drone strike in Pakistan kills four

Airman 1st Class Justin Cole, Tech. Sgt. Marcus Cottengim and Chief Master Sgt. Roy Cupper conduct a pre-flight inspection on an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a night mission from Ali Air Base, Iraq on November 5, 2007. The Predators operate on 24-hour operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. UPI/Jonathan Snyder/U.S. Air Force
Airman 1st Class Justin Cole, Tech. Sgt. Marcus Cottengim and Chief Master Sgt. Roy Cupper conduct a pre-flight inspection on an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a night mission from Ali Air Base, Iraq on November 5, 2007. The Predators operate on 24-hour operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. UPI/Jonathan Snyder/U.S. Air Force | License Photo

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants Tuesday in the country's North Waziristan tribal area.

Two missiles were fired at the militants' vehicle in the village of Tapi in the town of Miran Shah, CNN reported.

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The suspected drone strike was the 102nd this year, compared to 52 in all of 2009, CNN said.

Although U.S. officials generally do not comment on reported drone attacks, the United States is the only country known to have the capability of launching missiles in the region from remote-controlled aircraft.

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