US drone attacks in northwest Pakistan have killed at least 70 people, most of whom were attending a funeral at a residential are, reported PRESS TV.
The US drones twice attacked South Waziristan over the past 24 hours, leaving at least 110 people injured, IRNA reported.
The missiles hit the funeral of people who were killed earlier in the day during a similar strike in the volatile region.
More than 400 people have been killed and hundreds more injured during the US drone attacks on northwest regions of Pakistan over the last five months.
The air raids are said to be aimed at Taliban militants, but Pakistani media say only ten out of 60 of them have hit militant hideouts.
US drones attack Pakistan funeral; Death toll rises
24 June 2009 11:12 (UTC+04:00)
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