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Suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan; 2 dead
04 Nov 2009 22:17:41 GMT
Source: Reuters
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles on Thursday into North Waziristan, a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary in northwest Pakistan, killing two people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

The United States has launched 44 such strikes on suspected militants in Pakistan this year compared with 32 last year. Pakistani forces launched an offensive against militants in the neighbouring South Waziristan region on the Afghan border in mid-October. (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/afghanistanpakistan) (Reporting by Haji Mujtaba; Writing by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel)


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