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Suspected US missiles kill 13 in Pakistan
 [Bangla Daily Star] A suspected US drone fired two missiles at an alleged militant hide-out Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 people in the latest strike aimed at extremists who pose a threat to international troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials and residents said.The home targeted just after dawn Saturday is in North Waziristan, one of Pakistan's tribal regions that is believed to be an important base for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, the intelligence officials said. The dead and injured included local and foreign militants, but women and children were also killed in the attack, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media. A local tribal elder, Dilawar Khan, confirmed that 13 people were killed in the strike, saying the owner's family was among the dead. He said he did not know the identities of the other people killed or whether there were militants staying at the home, in Data Khel village very close to the Afghan border. Government officials were not immediately available for comment. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-05 |
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