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15 killed in Bajaur Agency missiles attack
Islamabad—At least 15 militants including foreign
fighters were killed Wednesday in a suspected US missile strike on
two houses in NWFP Pakistan, a senior security official said.
Two missiles apparently fired by a US drone aircraft demolished a
house and a compound used by suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Bajaur
tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, the official, who
declined to be identified, told AFP.
“We have reports that the missile strike killed at least 12
militants including some foreigners,” the official said.
The houses targeted belonged to Maulvi Taj Mohammad and Maulvi
Hassan, the security official said, though it was unclear if they
had been killed in the strikes.
“Both were Al-Qaeda facilitators,” he said, adding there was an
ammunition dump in one of the houses.
Separately, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told
AFP that the army was unaware of any missile strike in the region.
“We have no information about the strike,” he said, adding the army
was not in the area.
Local Taliban have surrounded the area, said Taliban spokesman
Maulvi Umer. Villager Ibrahim Khan said local Taliban leaders had
gathered for a feast at the targeted house, and at least 15 people
were killed.—AFP
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