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Drone strike kills three Taliban near Wana
 PESHAWAR: A suspected US drone slammed a missile into a vehicle in South Waziristan on Wednesday, killing three Taliban in the third such attack in just over a week, security officials said. No high-value targets apparently died in the strike at Gangi Khel village, about five kilometres west of Wana.Drones initially flew over mountains around Gangi Khel, where the Taliban have some positions, said one security official, on condition of anonymity. An anti-aircraft gun mounted on a truck fired towards the aircraft. Drones returned after some time and targeted a vehicle, which was parked near some shops. Three people were killed in the attack. Four others were wounded. Two security officials confirmed that the three dead were Taliban two of them Punjabi. The injured were local men or shopkeepers. It was a missile attack. We heard the sound of explosion in Wana. It shook our windows. We have no further details, senior administration official Ghafoor Shah told AFP by telephone. It was the third suspected US strike in a week, following the unveiling of a new regional strategy by US President Barack Obama that puts Pakistan at the heart of the fight against Al Qaeda. Posted by: Steve White 2009-04-09 |
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