September 03, 2010
US drone strikes kill 10 in Pakistan
Two strikes...second one took out 4 "foreigners" travelling in a car.
MIRAMSHAH: Two US drone strikes on Friday killed at least ten militants, including some foreign fighters, in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.And the war goes on...Both strikes hit North Waziristan district, a renowned hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.
The first struck a militant compound on the outskirts of North Waziristan's main town of Miramshah.
It was followed within an hour by a second strike that targeted a car travelling in Datta Khel, a small town 30 kilometres from Miramshah, officials said.
“A US drone fired two missiles on a house used by militants as a compound. Six militants have been killed and three wounded in this attack,” a security official in Peshawar told AFP by telephone of the first strike.
By Matt Damon at 04:46 PM |
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