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Pakistain: Death toll rises in deadly missile strike
 (AKI) - At least 30 people died in a suspected US drone attack in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border on Monday. Initially, 15 people were killed in the attack but many bodies were trapped under the rubble and 30 bodies have so far been recovered, Pakistan's Geo News reported.Four US drones fired four missiles at suspected militant hideouts in Sarpal in the Kurram tribal agency. An unspecified number of people died in the attack. Sources quoted by Geo News said there was a camp of Afghan Taliban commander Bahram Khan Kochi in the area and US drones continued patrolling the area after the attack. The area has been the scene of an ongoing sectarian war between Taliban militants and local Shia militias. Two missiles on Saturday reportedly destroyed a house near the Afghan border being used by Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. At least 28 militants, including foreign fighters, were killed in that attack. Posted by: Fred 2009-02-17 |
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