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US aid official, driver shot dead in northeastern Pakistan
Gunmen shot dead a US aid official along with his driver in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday, a senior police official said.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:33 November 12, 2008
Peshawar: Gunmen shot dead a US aid official along with his driver in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday, a senior police official said.
"He was working for US aid projects for tribal areas," the official, told reporters.
US embassy officials in Islamabad were not immediately available for comment.
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