World | Pakistan Suspected US Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan Drone attack is the latest of several near Afghan border By Matt Cantor Posted Sep 5, 2008 8:00 AM CDT Copied Pakistani tribal people stand near a car of tribal police which was ambushed by militants Wednesday night in Khyber tribal area, north of Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) A suspected US airstrike on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan killed at least 5 people today, part of a stepped-up effort against militants in the region, the AP reports. The victims' identities remained unclear. Conflicting intelligence reports called them either al-Qaeda operatives or innocent women and children, AFP notes. US drones reportedly killed 4 low-level militants in a similar drone strike yesterday. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error