Pakistanis compare bodies with al-Qaeda photos

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Pakistani authorities are trying to figure out exactly who their armed forces killed last week during an operation against suspected al-Qaeda strongholds near the Afghan border.

The military used artillery, helicopter gunships and jet fighters as they attacked what they said were suspected militant hideouts in the South Waziristan area, about 340 kilometres west of Islamabad.

The five-day operation ended on Sunday, leaving at least 72 people dead, including 17 members of the security forces.

The army didn't know on Tuesday whether any of those killed were al-Qaeda members, spokesperson Maj.-Gen. Shaukat Sultan told the Associated Press.
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