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A U.S. drone attack?killed at least 12 suspected militants on Friday when it fired five missiles at a compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
The death toll from the strike in the Datta Khel region in North Waziristan could rise, the officials said.
Datta Khel?is considered to be a stronghold of Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur.
The attack came just?a day after?trucks carrying NATO supplies?crossed from Pakistan?into Afghanistan for the first time in more than seven months. The crossing was allowed after the United States and Pakistan resolved one of their most heated disputes, with?U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologized for an air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last November.
NATO trucks cross Pakistan border after 7-month closure
The CIA has stepped up drone attacks in North Waziristan in recent weeks in an area seen as a hub for militant groups who attack U.S. forces and their allies in Afghanistan.
Eight people were killed there in a drone strike on Sunday.
For many Pakistanis, 'USA' means 'drones'
In a separate attack, 18 people were killed when armed men attacked a bus in a remote town in Baluchistan province.
The attack took place when the bus, which was travelling to Iran, stopped at a shop in the Kech area, police told Reuters news agency.
This article includes reporting by Reuters.
Authorities in Islamabad have announced that NATO may resume transporting military supplies into Afghanistan from Pakistan. NBC's Amna Nawaz has more on the story.
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