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09-17-2008, 11:58 PM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. missile attack by drone aircraft on Wednesday hit a village in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan where a militant camp was located, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
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The missiles targeted Baghar, a village in the mountains 55 km west of Wana, the main town in the region, they said. Baghar is close to Angor Adda, the border village that was raided by U.S. commandos on September 3, and where another helicopter-borne raid was aborted on Monday after Pakistani troops and villagers opened fire.
A Pakistani military spokesman confirmed there had been explosions in the area, but could not confirm the cause.
(Reporting by Alghir Bitani and Zeeshan Haider, writing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080917/n_world_reuters/international_pakistan_usa_missile_dc
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The missiles targeted Baghar, a village in the mountains 55 km west of Wana, the main town in the region, they said. Baghar is close to Angor Adda, the border village that was raided by U.S. commandos on September 3, and where another helicopter-borne raid was aborted on Monday after Pakistani troops and villagers opened fire.
A Pakistani military spokesman confirmed there had been explosions in the area, but could not confirm the cause.
(Reporting by Alghir Bitani and Zeeshan Haider, writing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080917/n_world_reuters/international_pakistan_usa_missile_dc