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Foreigners among 32 killed in S Waziristan missile attack |
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Updated at:
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PST, Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
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WANA; A US missile strike killed 32 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 on a tip off about the presence of high value target in the house. Taliban had cordoned off the area after the blast.
More than 30 bodies have been recovered from the rubbles. A senior Taliban leader told British news agency deceased are the members of Al Qaeda and majority of them belonged to Uzbekistan.
The strike by US drones was the third such attack since U.S. President Barack Obama took office last month.
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