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US drone strike kills five militants in North Waziristan
[Dawn] At least five forces of Evil were killed in two US drone attacks in Pakistain's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, security officials said.The first drone fired two missiles targeting a suspected bad boy vehicle in Khaisor town, about 30 kilometres north of Miramshah, the main town in the North  Wazoo region, they said.The attack left three forces of Evil dead, one official said. Another security official put the corpse count at four. Two more missiles followed about 15 minutes after the first strike, killing two bad boys, local officials said. The second strike came as forces of Evil were engaged in rescue work after the first attack, a security official said. Another official in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar confirmed a total of five forces of Evil were killed in the two attacks. Missile attacks doubled in the tribal areas last year as the campaign was stepped up, with more than 100 drone strikes killing over 670 people in 2010 compared with 45 strikes that killed 420 in 2009, according to an AFP tally. The last drone hit on Tuesday, when missiles targeting a compound killed five forces of Evil near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan tribal region. Posted by: Fred 2011-03-12 |
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