MIRANSHAH (AFP)— A U.S. missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed 13 rebels and wounded five others on Saturday, local security officials said.

The strike took place in the village of Essori, 20 kilometers (13 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, known as a hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.
“One missile fired from a U.S. drone struck a militant compound in the village killing at least 13 rebels, many among them foreigners,” a senior Pakistani security official in the area told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said five other militants were wounded.
A local tribesman owned the compound and the strike occurred during special Ramadan prayers, called Taraweehi, he added.
Another security official confirmed the strike and casualties but cautioned that the nationalities of the dead were not yet known.