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Pakistan armed-drone kills three in first attack: military

Pakistan's military on Monday said it had for the first time used a locally-manufactured drone to target a militant compound in its restive north-western border region, killing three Islamist insurgents.

Pakistan announced the successful test flight of the 'Burraq' drone, which is capable of delivering laser-guided missiles, in March, joining a handful of other countries including the United States, China and Israel in possessing the technology.

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