Pakistani security officials say a US drone attack in a tribal region has killed at least four people.
Authorities say two missiles were fired Saturday in the attack in North Waziristan, a region near the Afghan border considered a stronghold of the Taliban and al-Qaida militants.
Drone strikes are a controversial subject between Washington and Islamabad. Pakistan says the strikes violate its sovereignty, but the United States says they are an important tool in the fight against al-Qaeda.
Elsewhere Saturday in Pakistan, officials said a suicide car bomb killed five people, including at least three members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps.
Authorities say the attacker detonated his explosives near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.
Balochistan is home to various militant groups, including pro-Taliban factions and Baloch separatists who are fighting a small-scale insurgency in hopes of gaining political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the region's natural resources.
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