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US drone strike kills 13 in Pakistan: officials

Source AFP
Last Updated: Sat, Oct 24, 2009 14:30 hrs

A missile strike by a US drone killed at least 13 people in a Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.

The strike took place on a village 15 kilometres (nine miles) north of Khar, the main town of the restive Bajaur tribal district.

"I can confirm that 13 people were killed in the drone attack," a tribal administration official told AFP.

A security official said that a house was targeted in Damadola village, saying all the dead were militants, including three foreigners.

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