Currency Market (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2012

Date: 29/03/2012

Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan

Perpetrators: United States

Victims: 4 Killed

What Happened?

29 March 2012: A missile fired from a U.S. drone struck a currency market in Miranshah, the largest city in the North Waziristan agency. The explosion killed 4 people and destroyed a bakery, three grocery stores, and a telephone kiosk.

Western intelligence claimed that the attack killed 4 militants. However, their identities were not confirmed, leaving this an undocumented attack that could potentially have killed civilians.

References

Hasbanullah Khan. (2012). US drone strike ‘kills 4 militants’ in Pakistan. Retrieved from AFP.

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