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2006-05-09 India-Pakistan

3 Pakistanis Injured in US Missile Strike

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well at least they got the mining part right. I bet they were Talaban planting real mines in Afghanistan. No one is wasting expensive rocketry on "Pakistani laborers" except other Pakistani's

Posted by SPoD 2006-05-09 02:38|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-09 02:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Another version from The Nation:
US fires on Angoor Ada hills

WANA (Agencies) - Three persons were killed and eight missing, believed to be dead, when US gunship helicopters pounded a tribal district of South Waziristan on Monday where security forces have fought pitched battles with Al-Qaeda militants. A local private TV channel reported that American gunship helicopters violated Pakistani airspace and bombarded in the vicinity of dusty Angoora Ada leaving three labourers dead while eight others were missing, believed to be killed.
The victims were extracting chromite stones at Khawaja Khizer hill, near the town of Angoor Ada Monday afternoon. The dead have been identified as Khawaja Khan, Amir Khan and Ibrahim Khan.
Local notables had launched search for the eight missing tribesmen.

AFP quoted officials as saying that three labourers working on a hillside were injured when jets fired at them in tribal district of South Waziristan. US-led military planes fired at people who were extracting chromite stones at Khawaja Khizer hill, near the town of Angoor Ada Monday afternoon, a security official told AFP.

Military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan denied reports that US choppers violated Pakistani airspace saying three persons were injured inside the Afghan territory. There is no violation of Pakistani airpspace. Three wounded person crossed into Pakistan at 7:00 pm and are in custody of Pakistani forces and are being questioned, DG ISPR Shaukat Sultan told a private TV channel late Monday when asked about reports that US gunship helicopters had pounded Angoor Ada in which three persons were killed and eight others were missing, believed to be dead.

He insisted that the operation was being carried out within Afghanistans territory adding that he had no information about the nature of the operation as it was being conducted in Afghanistan. The injured had been given medical treatment, he added.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-05-09 09:29|| 2006-05-09 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 The victims were extracting chromite stones
Simple miners, albeit heavily armed and seemingly well versed in small unit tactics.

Posted by 6 2006-05-09 16:32|| 2006-05-09 16:32|| Front Page Top

#4 oooohhh "gunship" helicopters!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-09 17:21|| 2006-05-09 17:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Simple miners, albeit heavily armed

6 dear, it isn't nice to show off, even if we are proud that you spell so nicely when you try. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-05-09 22:35|| 2006-05-09 22:35|| Front Page Top

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