The third US drone strike in as many days in Pakistan has raised the three-day death toll in the aerial attacks to at least 27, according to Pakistani intelligence officials.<br /><br />Monday's strike in the Hesokhel village of North Waziristan's tribal areas, was said to have targeted a hideout for fighters, officials said.<br /><br />The latest strike, which officials said had killed 15 people, was the seventh in a span of less than two weeks.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab reports from Islamabad.
