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US missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A US missile strike killed eight alleged militants in northwest Pakistan on Friday on the final day of a year that has seen a major escalation in drone attacks targeting insurgents flowing into neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Four missiles struck a convoy of militants traveling by car and on foot near the town of Ghulam Khan in the North Waziristan tribal area along the Afghan border, the two officials said on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
Ghulam Khan is known to be dominated by fighters from a militant group headed by Maulvi Gul Bahadur.