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July 8, 2009

Suspected US Drone Attack Kills Militants in Northwest Pakistan
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Second suspected attack by an unmanned US aircraft in the past two days
kills 10; in Peshawar a suicide bomber killed himself and injured others

Intelligence officials in Pakistan say a suspected U.S. drone has fired
missiles into a Taliban training camp in northwest Pakistan, killing up
to 10 militants. It was the second suspected attack by an unmanned U.S.
aircraft in the past two days. Pakistani police officers stand beside
the body of an attacker at the site of a suicide bombing in Peshawar,
Pakistan, 08 Jul 2009Wednesday's early morning attack struck the South
Waziristan tribal area, along the border with Afghanistan. A drone
attack in the area on Tuesday killed 14 militants, including several
foreigners. The area is a stronghold of Baitullah Mehsud, a top Taliban
leader and al-Qaida ally wanted by both Pakistan and the United States.
Mehsud is blamed for scores of attacks against government and civilian
targets, and is believed to be a key facilitator for al-Qaida fighters
in Pakistan. Pakistan's military has been fighting Taliban militants
throughout the country's northwest for more than two months. Recently!
 , the operations have included airstrikes against militant targets in
South Waziristan. In other violence, police in the northwestern city of
Peshawar say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive on a busy road
killing himself and wounding several others. Some information for this
report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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