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Five killed in Waziristan blast
 Five suspected militants have been killed in an explosion in the tribal area of North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, Pakistani officials say. The blast occurred in a house in Miran Shah town when explosives being handled by the militants went off, local authorities said. But some residents said a helicopter fired rockets at the house, the Reuters news agency reports. | "We seen um! It wuz a black helicopter firing depleted uranium naplam cluster bombs! Honest!" |
Local officials said three of those killed are believed to be Uzbeks. The other two are reported to be local tribesmen. | "I think that's Bob's ear over there" |
Thousands of troops have been deployed in the tribal areas of North and South Waziristan to tackle al-Qaeda and Taleban militants who slipped into Pakistan after the US-led war in Afghanistan in 2001.
Posted by: Steve 2005-12-01 |
