Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Three drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal region on Saturday killed 18 people, intelligence officials told CNN
Ten people died in one hit targeting a militant hideout, four people died when a vehicle was struck, and four others were killed when another hideout was targeted.
All three occurred in the Data Khel area of North Waziristan.
The intelligence officials did not want to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
While the United States is the only country in the region of Pakistan and Afghanistan known to have the ability to launch missiles from drones -- which are controlled remotely -- U.S. officials normally do not comment on suspected drone strikes.
Saturday's attacks come amid an uptick in drone strikes in that region.
CNN
