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US missile strike kills 25 in S Waziristan |
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Updated at:
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PST, Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
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WANA; A U.S. missile strike killed 25 people, most of them Uzbek nationals in South Waziristan on Saturday.
According to sources, US drone planes fired two guided missiles at a house in Malik Khel in Ladha area after that Taliban had cordoned off the area.
The rescue operation is underway to fetch the bodies and injured from the rubbles. A senior Taliban leader told British news agency at least 25 Al Qaeda members have been killed in the attack, majority of them belonged to Uzbekistan. Pakistani security sources said 15 people were injured in the attack.
The strike by US drones was the third such attack since U.S. President Barack Obama took office last month.
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