IN BRIEF: Strike kills 2 in Pakistan

Published: November 30, 2008

Strike kills 2 in Pakistan

MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least two people Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, intelligence officials said. The officials said the attack destroyed the house of a local resident near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region.

Advertisement

Foreigners die in attack
BAGHDAD — A deadly rocket attack on the U.S.-protected Green Zone early Saturday bore the hallmarks of militiamen loyal to anti-American Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. The rocket struck near a U.N. compound, killing two foreigners and wounding 15 people, authorities said.


Toolbar sponsored by: David Stanley Ford
Bookmark and Share

Related Topics: Politics, Religion, War and Conflict, Iraq War, Espionage and Intelligence, Islam, Shia Islam


Your thoughts!

Thank you for joining our conversations on NewsOK.com. We encourage your discussions but ask that you stay within the bounds of our terms and conditions. Please help us by reporting comments that violate these guidelines. To review our rules of engagement, go to Commenting and posting policy.

Editor's note: It is not our intent to offer comments on local crime or fatality stories.

Leave a comment

Log in below or sign up (it's free).