9 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan

Dera Ismail Khan: Pakistani officials say a suspected US missile strike has killed nine people in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border.

Two intelligence officials said several missiles struck a disused hospital building known to be frequented by foreign militants and a tunnel in a nearby mountain, killing a total of nine militants.

The attack took place in South Waziristan, a border region considered a stronghold for both the Taliban and Al Qaida.

The officials said field agents were still trying to determine the nationalities and names of the victims.