Missile barrage kills 14 in Pakistan tribal area

Missile barrage kills 14 in Pakistan tribal area

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PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Up to 18 American missiles slammed into a Taliban sanctuary in Pakistan close to the Afghan border Tuesday, killing 14 alleged insurgents in the third such strike since a failed car bombing in New York drew fresh attention to the region, officials said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's foreign minister said the nation's ties with the U.S. have not suffered as a result of the bombing plot, which Washington has linked to militants with bases in the lawless border regions.
The number of missiles fired into North Waziristan was unusually high, reflecting multiple targets.

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A soldier of Pakistani paramilitary force searches an Afghan man at a post of Pakistan-Afghanistan border of Chaman, Pakistan, Monday, May 10, 2010. Pakistani authorities beefed up security at Afghan borders as Pakistani army fight against Taliban and militants in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border, official said.





Stepping up the damaging campaign against the Pakistani Taliban - Faisal Shahzad the patsy's group.

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