Suspected U.S. missiles kill 8 in Pakistan

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Suspected U.S. missiles kill 8 in Pakistan
By Ishtiaq Mahsud - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 22, 2008 22:19:17 EST

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Suspected U.S. missile strikes killed eight people Monday in northwest Pakistan, where al-Qaida and Taliban leaders are believed to be hiding, officials and witnesses said.

The identities of those killed in the two attacks — the latest in a stepped up American campaign in the lawless region close to the Afghan border — were not immediately known.

Meanwhile, the government said an al-Qaida-linked terror group was suspected of helping carry out the September suicide attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.

Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik’s charge against Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was the first time Pakistan has blamed a specific group for the bombing, which killed more than 50 people.

Monday’s missiles struck about 5 miles apart just south of Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal area, said local security official Bakht Janan. A house and a vehicle were destroyed in the attacks, which killed four people in each location, he said.


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1. 'Suspected'? Who else is lobbing missiles into Pakistan?