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Mon Jun 4, 2012, 08:41 AM Jun 2012

Pakistan: U.S. drone kills 8 suspected militants

June 4, 2012 12:38 AM

(AP) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A drone strike in Pakistan's tribal areas killed eight suspected militants early Monday, Pakistani officials said, as the U.S. pushes ahead with the controversial drone program despite Pakistani demands to stop.

The strike was the seventh in less than two weeks and highlights the importance that Washington places on the drone program as a way to combat al-Qaida and Taliban fighters who use Pakistan as a base for attacks against American and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

In the most recent attack, three Pakistani intelligence officials say four missiles were fired at a suspected militant hideout in a village near the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan early Monday morning.

North Waziristan is one of the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan that has become a hub of militant activity.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57446352/pakistan-u.s-drone-kills-8-suspected-militants/

No, this is not a dupe. The day before they killed 10 at a funeral.

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