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June 24, 2013

Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 11 at Mountain Camp in Retaliation for U.S. Drone Strike 
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In Pakistan, a group of gunmen shot dead 10 foreigners and a Pakistani
guide on a mountain-climbing trip in the Himalayas. The Pakistani
Taliban took responsibility for the attack, saying it was retaliation
for a U.S. drone strike last month that killed Taliban deputy chief Wali
ur-Rehman and six other people. The militants disguised themselves in
paramilitary police uniforms and kidnapped guides to bring them to the
remote camp at the base of Nanga Parbat, one of the world's highest
mountains. They stormed the camp and opened fire, killing a U.S. citizen
along with climbers from several other countries including Nepal,
Ukraine and China. A spokesperson for the Pakistani Taliban told the
Associated Press: "By killing foreigners, we wanted to give a message to
the world to play their role in bringing an end to the drone attacks."

 

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