13 die in SWA drone attack
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Saturday, July 04, 2009
WANA: Thirteen people were killed and seven others injured in a US drone attack in the troubled South Waziristan Agency (SWA), while eight persons died when fighter planes blitzed a hotel in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Friday.
Tribal sources said a US drone fired three missiles at the office of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud in Serwakai Tehsil at 9 am, killing 13 persons present in the office and injuring seven others.It was reported that Mufti Noor Wali had left the office 15 minutes prior to the attack to attend a Jirga. The injured were admitted to a private clinic, where four of them were stated to be in critical condition. The militants surrounded the area after the attack and nobody was allowed to approach the site.
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WANA: Thirteen people were killed and seven others injured in a US drone attack in the troubled South Waziristan Agency (SWA), while eight persons died when fighter planes blitzed a hotel in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Friday.
Tribal sources said a US drone fired three missiles at the office of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud in Serwakai Tehsil at 9 am, killing 13 persons present in the office and injuring seven others.It was reported that Mufti Noor Wali had left the office 15 minutes prior to the attack to attend a Jirga. The injured were admitted to a private clinic, where four of them were stated to be in critical condition. The militants surrounded the area after the attack and nobody was allowed to approach the site.
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Labels: Drone Attacks, South Waziristan, War on Terror
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