US drone kills Germans in Pakistan terror zone

A US drone strike has killed eight militants, including five Germans, in Pakistan's anarchic tribal belt where Western intelligence has traced an alleged plot to attack an array of targets in Europe.
"Five German rebels of Turkish origin and three local militants were killed in the strike," a Pakistani security official said late Monday.
Two other security officials confirmed to AFP that five German nationals were killed in the strike.
Germany said yesterday it had no information on the five German Islamists.
"Currently we have no information but we are investigating," a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry in Berlin told AFP.
The attack took place in Mir Ali Bazaar, 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of the North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan.
North Waziristan is a reputed hideout for militants linked to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and is the operational epicentre of the latest plot reportedly uncovered by European and US intelligence agencies.
The attack came hours after Japan and Sweden joined Washington and London in issuing an alert warning of the "possible terrorist attack" by al-Qaeda and affiliated groups against their citizens travelling in Europe.