Suspected US missiles kill 25 militants in Pakistan
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Suspected US unmanned aircraft fired two pairs of missiles in quick succession Thursday at a compound in northwestern Pakistan where a group of some three dozen alleged militants were meeting, killing at least 25 people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
The strikes occurred three minutes apart and took place in the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region - the main sanctuary for al-Qaida and Taliban fighters along the Afghan border, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. There were conflicting reports about exactly how many suspected militants were killed. One set of Pakistani intelligence officials said 25 people died in the strikes, while another put the number at 34. (AP)
