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52 militants killed in northwestern Pakistan
Spin the wheel, Mahmoud.ticktictickticktickticktick..ticktick...tick...tick... 52, boss. ISLAMABAD (AP) Government helicopter gunships killed 52 Islamist militants Friday in two attacks in northwestern Pakistan, a lawless region where al-Qaida and Taliban militants increasingly hold sway, a government official said. The attacks took place close to the Khyber region, said Fazal Mahmood, the No. 2 government representative in the area. They destroyed five militant hide-outs, a large ammunition depot and eight vehicles, he said. I hope they were the "non civilian killing" helicopter gunships... It was not possible to independently verify his account because the region is very dangerous to visit. The Tourist Board won't be happy to see that... Meanwhile, suspected militants shot and killed two alleged U.S. spies in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region near Afghanistan, said Tahir Khan, a tribal police official. Khan said the bodies were spotted early Friday. Both men were identified as Pakistanis, with notes pinned to their bodies that warned others to learn a lesson from their fate, he said. Insurgents have killed nearly two dozen suspected U.S. spies in recent months. So...ya think that's all of them, boys? Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-06 |
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