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9 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan
Pakistani officials say a suspected US missile strike has killed nine people in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border.
- AP
- Published: 12:56 May 9, 2009
Dera Ismail Khan: Pakistani officials say a suspected US missile strike has killed nine people in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border.
Two intelligence officials said several missiles struck a disused hospital building known to be frequented by foreign militants and a tunnel in a nearby mountain, killing a total of nine militants.
The attack took place in South Waziristan, a border region considered a stronghold for both the Taliban and Al Qaida.
The officials said field agents were still trying to determine the nationalities and names of the victims.
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