ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- The bodies of militants killed in a missile strike in North Waziristan tribal agency were buried, and it is impossible to confirm or deny whether a top Al-Qaeda militant was killed in the incident, said the army Friday.
We have no information as to who fired the missile, from where it was fired and how many people were killed in the strike, military spokesman Ather Abbas told KUNA.
He said the bodies of dead people were immediately were buried and it was impossible to confirm the death of leading Al-Qaeda operative, Abu Laith Al-Qassimi Al-Libi, among the killed militants.
A suspected US missile struck on a house in North Waziristan Monday night and killed 12 militants and three civilians. Earlier, tribal sources confirmed the killed militants were staying in the house for a few days, saying they were of Arab and Central Asian origins.
An Islamist website monitored by the US-based service, SITE, announced Thursday that Abu Laith Al-Qassimi Al-Libi, a Libyan Al-Qaeda operative and close aide of Osama Bin Laden, was killed in the strike. (end) amn.ema KUNA 011023 Feb 08NNNN