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US drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan
Aug 18th, 2012
A missile launched from a U.S. drone struck a suspected militant hideout in a tribal region in northern Pakistan where allies of a powerful warlord were gathered Saturday, killing five of his supporters, Pakistani officials said. (Source: Associated Press) -
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