At least 20 people were killed in a missile strike near the Afghan border on Sunday, state-run Pakistan Television said. The strike destroyed the house of a suspected militant leader, according to a local tribesman. Seven missiles were fired in the strike in the tribal area of South Waziristan, the television report said.we reaaaalllyy wanted somebody dead
The report did not indicate where the missiles came from, but U.S.-led coalition forces based in neighboring Afghanistan have launched attacks inside the Pakistani border in the past.
| On the other hand, they coulda come from Guatamala or Samoa. |
| Made possible by the new in-air refueling drones from Airbus ... |
The missiles were fired by an unmanned drone, local tribesman, Rahim Khan, told The Associated Press. At least two hit and destroyed the home of a local militant leader and Taliban sympathizer who goes by the single name Noorullah, Khan said.
Do the drones carry seven missiles? I thought was four hellfires, max....
| In primitive counting systems I believe it goes "one, two, seven," with "seven" meaning "lotsa." |
