A US drone fires several missiles at a home in the Kurram Agency in Northwest Pakistan killing at least 21 people and injuring 16 others. Local officials and residents told Press TV correspondent that the US drone, fired seven missiles on a supposed training camp of Taliban militants in the Barjo area in the Kurram Agency, some 20 kilometers from the Afghan border, on Thursday evening. A senior Pakistani official said that he could not comment about the identity of the dead, but it is thought that they were Taliban militants. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that after the attack, two injured Taliban militants were shifted to the Mandori area where they spoke with medical doctors. He continued that the injured had said they were present outside the camp when the attack was carried out. According to the injured, as many as 58 people, including some kidnapped by the militants, were present in the five rooms of the building at the time of the incident. Following the attack, the building caught fire and it has been assumed that everyone inside lost their lives. After the attack, the drone continued its flight over the area. Local residents, using loudspeakers in the mosques, told everyone not to venture outside as the circling drone could carry out another attack. The Pakistani official said that the building was a main center for Taliban militants and an arms storage facility. "Militants were also holding meetings in the camp, which was supervised by a local commander Fazal Mabood. At the time of attack, he was present in the place," he added. However, it was not confirmed whether the commander had been killed or not. The US has not stopped drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal belt despite Islamabad's protests that such strikes are counter-productive and are a violation of the country's sovereignty. There have been more than six drone attacks since US President Barack Obama assumed office.
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