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Drone Squad takes out
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan -- A US drone strike on Friday killed at least six militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, local security officials said. The strike hit a militant compound in outskirts of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan district, a renowned hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.Two intelligence officials in Miranshah also confirmed the attack and the toll, saying all those killed were local militants. The area is famous as stronghold of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, which has staged attacks on US and NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan. One intelligence official said the house was completely destroyed. "All those killed were local militants, we have no report about the presence of any 'high-value' target," the intelligence official said. Busy day for the boys today... DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Pakistani officials say the second suspected U.S. missile strike of the day has killed two people in the country's restive tribal region. They said they believe both men slain in the vehicle in the village of Datta Khel in North Waziristan were foreign militants. "Fold up the lawn chairs, boys, our work here is done." Posted by: tu3031 2010-09-03 |
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