Friday, October 12, 2012

Suspected U.S. drone strike kills 16 in Pakistan

Pakistani politician Imran Khan addresses a peace rally against drone strikes in Tank, Pakistan, on Sunday.

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed 16 people and wounded six Thursday in one of Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal regions, two officials said.
The attack, which included four missiles, targeted a compound on the border of Orakzai Agency and North Waziristan, a local government official and a military official said.
The compound belonged to Maulvi Shakirullah, a militant affiliated with the Haqqani network, the officials said.

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