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October 30, 2013

Survivors of U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan Tell Congress of Ordeal 
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A Pakistani family who survived a U.S. drone strike has appeared before
Congress in a historic hearing. On Tuesday, Rafiq Rehman and his two
children told the story of the attack that killed Rafiq's 68-year-old
mother. Nine-year-old Nabila Rehman described watching her grandmother
blown to pieces. Her brother, 13-year-old Zubair, who was injured with
shrapnel wounds in the strike, said: "My grandmother was nobody’s
enemy." It was the first time ever Congress has heard directly from
drone strike victims. Just five lawmakers, all Democrats, chose to
attend.

 

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