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| US missiles kill at least five in Pakistan |
| 2010-05-16 |
| [Dawn] A suspected US missile strike killed at least five people in the Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Saturday, it what would be one of the first such attacks in the area, intelligence and government officials said. US missiles have regularly pounding al-Qaida and Taliban targets along the Afghan border for two years now. The attacks have killed scores of people, most of them identified as militants by Pakistani officials. But they have caused anger in Pakistan, where many people see them as an unacceptable violation of the country's sovereignty. The suspected strike in Khyber could fan fresh anger because it represented a widening of the covert program. Officials gave differing death tolls in the strike, which one said involved two missiles hitting a house and two trucks loaded with militants. The death toll ranged from 5 to 15. Such discrepancies are common and are rarely reconciled. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 IT was a training accident. Some guy mixed part a with part b and forgot to leave a door open. The houka in the corner started it. Too much diesel in the wedding punch? Too much ammonium nitrate in the bunny food? Maybe the kiddies were playing with Uncle Omar's magic exploding truck? |
| Posted by: James Carville/Karl Rove 2010-05-16 13:06 |
| #4 5 or 15 : too many body parts too really give a damn |
| Posted by: chris 2010-05-16 10:18 |
| #3 If you don't have that comment then it's not an official dronezap. |
| Posted by: Fred 2010-05-16 08:53 |
| #2 I meant the author, not you, Fred |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-16 08:32 |
| #1 The attacks have killed scores of people, most of them identified as militants by Pakistani officials. But they have caused anger in Pakistan, where many people see them as an unacceptable violation of the country's sovereignty. Is it a copyright rule to have to include this paragraph verbatim in every dronezap story? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-16 08:31 |