11 dead in drone strikes against Taliban in Pakistan

Three strikes took place late Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, targeting "Pakistani Taliban hideouts" in the area bordering Afghanistan, a senior police officer said on condition of anonymity. Violence had erupted there in recent months.

"It was only this morning that we learned that two women and three children were among the victims," the officer said.

"In protest, local residents placed the bodies of the victims on the road", saying that they were "innocent civilians" killed in the strikes, he added.