Three key al-Qaeda members were killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, reported local media Aaj TV channel Thursday night.

According to the report, the three members, namely Abu Hamza, Abul Hasan Misri and Abdur Rahman, were killed in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan on Tuesday.

All the three killed are Arab nationals, said the report.

No further details have been available so far.