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Drone Strike Kills 9 in Pakistan

   VOA News 16 March 2010

   Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone aircraft has killed at least nine
   people in the tribal district of North Waziristan.
   They  say  the  strike  on Tuesday hit a compound used by militants in
   Datta  Khel,  30  kilometers  west  of North Waziristan's main town of
   Miranshan.
   The  U.S. has regularly launched attacks by the unmanned planes on the
   district, which is a stronghold of al-Qaida and the Taliban.
   Last  week,  Pakistani  intelligence officials said two suspected U.S.
   drone  strikes  killed  at  least  12  people  in the North Waziristan
   village of Mizarkhel.
   Such  attacks  have killed senior members of al-Qaida and the Taliban,
   but have sparked criticism from Pakistan's government.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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