Mar 16, 2008 11:30 am US/Eastern
Missiles Hit Suspected Taliban Safehouse
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) ―
At least two missiles hit and destroyed the home of a militant leader and Taliban sympathizer in Pakistan Sunday, state-run Pakistan Television said.
At least 20 people were killed in the strike near the Afghan border on Sunday. It was not clear if the man in question, Noorullah Khan, was dead.
Seven missiles were fired in the strike in the tribal area of South Waziristan, the television report said. The report did not indicate where the missiles came from, but U.S.-led coalition forces based in neighboring Afghanistan have launched attacks inside the Pakistani border in the past.
The missiles were fired by an unmanned drone, local tribesman, Rahim Khan, told The Associated Press.
Pakistan has been battling Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban in its regions bordering Afghanistan. The U.S. considers the country's effort vital to the war on terrorism.
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