Pakistan drone attacks 'kill five militants' Published duration 16 March 2011

image caption Drones have killed hundreds of people in 2010

At least five suspected militants have been killed in a drone strike in the troubled Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say.

The attack took place in Datta Khel town, about 25km (15 miles) west of the tribal region's main town of Miranshah.

Three missiles targeted a compound being used by militants and killed the five men, intelligence officials said.

The area is a haven for al-Qaeda and the Taliban. More than 100 raids were reported in the area last year.