Suspected US drone strikes kill twelve in western Pakistan

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

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Pakistani intelligence officials said earlier today that two suspected US drone attacks in Taliban-dominated tribal areas of the country have killed at least a dozen people, although some reports put the number as high as seventeen.

The first attack targeted a vehicle carrying two suspected militants in the town of Dosali, in the North Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border.

Hours later elsewhere in North Waziristan, officials reported that several drones fired seven missiles into suspected militant compounds. They added that the death toll could rise. However, it was not immediately clear how many Taliban members were killed in the strikes.

"Seven missiles were fired. They hit a cave complex, a compound and a vehicle," said a Pakistani official, as quoted by the Reuters news agency.

Sources

This article is based on US Drone Strikes Kill 12 in Western Pakistan by VOA News, which is in the public domain.

• "US Drone Strikes Kill 12 in Western Pakistan" – VOA News, December 17, 2009
• "US drones hit NW Pakistan; 12 dead - officials" – Reuters AlertNet, December 17, 2009
• "US drones killed 17 in Pakistan" – Turkish Press, December 17, 2009
  

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