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Pakistan: 8 militants killed in reported US strike

Published: November 20, 2009 4:10 AM
By The Associated Press  RASOOL DAWAR (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadOfficials say suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants in northwestern Pakistan

MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.

Separately, five Pakistani soldiers were reported killed in clashes late Thursday in an area previously cleared...

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