3 US missile attacks kill 18 in northwest Pakistan

[unhappycamper]

3 US missile attacks kill 18 in northwest Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press
Posted: 01/01/2011 05:38:00 AM PST
Updated: 01/01/2011 05:42:00 AM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Three U.S. missile strikes hours apart killed 18 people in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

At least nine people were killed in the first strike when missiles destroyed a moving vehicle in the North Waziristan tribal region, the officials said.

Two hours later drones fired more missiles that struck people who had gathered to retrieve the bodies, killing five. A third strike Saturday evening once again targeted a moving vehicle in the Mohammed Khel area of North Waziristan, killing four people, they said.

The identities and nationalities of the 18 slain men were not immediately known, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.

U.S. authorities often target militants and militant facilities in the region, a hideout for local and foreign insurgents who target U.S. and NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. The latest three strikes came a day after four missiles struck a militant convoy, killing eight suspected militants.

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1. Will this Government ever admit there is a War in Pakistan?

[spanone]

2. k&r..

[Bonobo]

3. Change headline to "kills 18 WHALES".

It will get some interest from DU that way!