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US drone fires missiles into Pakistan, 12 killed
US drones fired at least three missiles into Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region on Friday, killing up to 12 people including five foreigners, government and paramilitary officials said.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:08 November 14, 2008
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Miranshah: US drones fired at least three missiles into Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region on Friday, killing up to 12 people including five foreigners, government and paramilitary officials said.
The attack targeted a remote village on the border between North and South Waziristan in an area known as a hotbed of Al Qaida and Taliban support.
"We have reports that 12 people were killed, including five foreigners," a paramilitary official told Reuters by telephone from the area.
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