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    October 30, 2011

Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan

   VOA News
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   Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed at
   least four militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, near the
   Afghan border.
   Authorities say the drone fired at least four missiles into a vehicle
   Sunday near the town of Datta Khel in the North Waziristan region.
   U.S. officials have never publicly acknowledged the use of drone
   strikes inside Pakistan, but privately they have confirmed their
   existence to various news outlets. Pakistan has condemned the attacks
   as a violation of its sovereignty, but the strikes are believed to be
   carried out with the help of Pakistani intelligence.

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