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6 killed in suspected US airstrike in Pakistan
A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least six people in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials said Wednesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:37 October 1, 2008
Islamabad: A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least six people in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials said Wednesday.
American forces recently ramped up cross-border operations against Taliban and Al Qaida militants in Pakistan's wild border zone, a possible hiding place for Osama Bin Laden.
The attacks have drawn stiff protests from Islamabad, an uneasy ally in Washington's seven-year war on terror, particularly since an highly unusual September 3 raid by US ground troops in the South Waziristan region.
The two intelligence officials said the missiles struck the home of a local Taliban commander before midnight Tuesday near Mir Ali, a town in the North Waziristan region.
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