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Aug. 6, 2014 / 10:16 AM

Pakistan drone strike targeting Uzbek fighters in North Waziristan kills 7

Pakistani officials report a drone strike in northwestern Pakistan targeted a house used by Uzbek fighters.

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a night mission from Ali Air Base, Iraq on November 5, 2007. (UPI/Jonathan Snyder/U.S. Air Force)

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a night mission from Ali Air Base, Iraq on November 5, 2007. (UPI/Jonathan Snyder/U.S. Air Force) | License Photo

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- An alleged drone strike in northwestern Pakistan killed seven militants on Wednesday.

Pakistani intelligence and government sources told CNN that the airstrike targeted a house used by Uzbek fighters in North Waziristan.

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Three others were reportedly injured in the attack.

Wednesday's drone strike follows a Pakistani military ground offensive and airstrike operation launched in June to "finish off" the Taliban "once and for all."

It is unclear who was killed in Wednesday's strike.

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