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US drone attack kills six in North Waziristan
Dawn.com ^ | 11 May 2010

Posted on 05/10/2010 8:15:39 PM PDT by rdl6989

MIRANSHAH: US drones fired a barrage of 11 missiles at a house and a vehicle in the Datakhel Tehsil of North Waziristan, killing six people and injuring three others on Tuesday, officials said.

“The drones targeted a compound and vehicles parked outside the house,” one senior Pakistani security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

“We fear the death toll may rise,” the official added.

On Sunday, a suspected US drone strike in the Inzar Kala area of Tehsil Datakhel, killed nine people and injured five more, reported DawnNews.

(Excerpt) Read more at dawn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gwot; pakistan; terror; waziristan; wot
Doesn't eleven missiles sound like a lot? High value target maybe?
1 posted on 05/10/2010 8:15:39 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Cindy; SunkenCiv; Jet Jaguar

Ping


2 posted on 05/10/2010 8:16:09 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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Doesn't eleven missiles sound like a lot? High value target maybe?

Yep. That must have been one high value target to use that many HFMs.

3 posted on 05/10/2010 8:17:41 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Tea Party. We are the party of NO! NO to more government! NO to more spending! NO to more taxation!)
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That sure seems like a lot..


4 posted on 05/10/2010 8:23:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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Wedding parties can be massive.


5 posted on 05/10/2010 8:24:20 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Cry Freedom!!!)
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6 posted on 05/10/2010 8:41:49 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (1.416785(71) x 10^32)
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Another source is now saying: "Five US drones fired 18 missiles, killing eight militants. They targeted a compound and vehicles parked outside the house," one senior Pakistani security official told media on condition of anonymity."

I didn't think Predators could carry that much ammo. This is getting interesting.

7 posted on 05/10/2010 8:46:21 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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The Predators are surprisingly armed to the teeth.

They ain’t no Warthogs, though.....

;-)


8 posted on 05/10/2010 8:50:50 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Cry Freedom!!!)
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9 posted on 05/10/2010 9:15:05 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (1.416785(71) x 10^32)
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10 posted on 05/10/2010 9:39:26 PM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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“We fear the death toll may rise,” the official added.

I fear he's wrong.

11 posted on 05/10/2010 9:48:11 PM PDT by Defiant (At what point will average Democrats say their leaders have gone too far? Is there any limit?)
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12 posted on 05/10/2010 9:52:01 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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The Predators can’t, but the Reapers can hold up to 14 hellfire missiles.


13 posted on 05/11/2010 12:03:30 AM PDT by cvetic
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Update: 14 terrorists taken out.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6480DY20100511


14 posted on 05/11/2010 12:37:11 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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Thanks rdl6989! Nice shootin’ to all involved.

The only things worse than a drone attack which kills six in North Waziristan is a drone attack that kills fewer than six in North Waziristan.


15 posted on 05/11/2010 7:23:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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