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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-20-09 09:25 AM
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Pakistan rocket attack 'kills 10'
Source: BBC

Suspected Taleban militants have fired three rockets at a security force base in north-western Pakistan, killing 10 people, officials say.

The attack took place in Landi Kotal town in the Khyber tribal agency, near the Afghan border, on Thursday night.

The deaths occurred when one of the rockets hit a commercial area in the town. At least 40 people were injured.

The town is on a road connecting Peshawar to Afghanistan - a key supply route for US and Western forces.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7954222.stm
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-20-09 09:31 AM
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1. Holy cow! We barely can sustain two war fronts. Lord help us if the Israelis bomb Iran.
:scared:
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-20-09 11:12 AM
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2. What's up with the quotation marks? are they only kidding that 10 were killed?
fucking halfwits.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-20-09 12:14 PM
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3. For some reason the Beeb loves to use quotes in their headlines.
I really don't know why.
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