US drone strike kills 21 in northwest Pakistan, biggest in weeks

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-drone-strike-kills-21-in-northwest-Pakistan-biggest-in-weeks/articleshow/9550725.cms

PESHAWAR: A US drone fired two missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing at least 21 suspected militants, including foreigners, local officials said, in one of the biggest attacks in weeks.

The drone targeted a house 3 km (2 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of the region, known to be a hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaida militants.

"The dead included local Taliban as well as some Arabs and Uzbek nationals," one intelligence official in North Waziristan said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

It was not immediately known if any high-profile militants were among the dead. Militants often dispute official account of such strikes.

[Bonobo]

1. I'm sure they were all evil terrorists.

Not.

[ladjf]

2. We need to get our asses out of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

We are spending lives and money while only succeeding in increasing the animosity toward the U.S.

Get the Hell out!

[coalition_unwilling]

3. How many were terrorists disguised as children? - n/t

[The Northerner]

4. Will the bloodshed caused by drones in Pakistan ever cease? n/t