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Friday, October 14, 2011

Three more killed in second US drone strike in South Waziristan

Wana: At least three people were killed and many other injured in second US unmanned aircraft strike in South Waziristan on Thursday, media reports said.

According to media reports, in second attack CIA drone fired three missiles that targeted a house in Tehsil Burmal near Afghan border.
Earlier US drones attacked in North Waziristan and Pentagon officials claimed that a key commander of Haqqani network was killed in that strike, three other people have been killed and several others wounded in first attack.
These attacks were carried out at a time when US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman was busy in discussions with top Pakistani civil and military leadership in Islamabad to normalize strained relationship between two countries.
US drone attacks killed thousands of innocent people in tribal belt since US let NATO troops landed in Afghanistan for so-called global war against terror and Pakistani government had been protested with Washington over civilian casualties in drone strikes. Online