Tuesday, June 23, in Pakistan as a result of rocket attack, originating from U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (BPLA), killed at least 45 militants, several dozen people were injured. This agency Reuters reported, citing unnamed officials in the Pakistani intelligence.
The operation was conducted in the Southern Vaziristan considered a stronghold of the terrorist movement al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The purpose of impact were members funeral procession on six Taliban, also victims of U.S. raid bespilotnika produced earlier on Tuesday.
According to BBC News, which has the words of one member of the local administration, the number of victims of attacks more than 50 people. In doing so, none of the sources the agency did not specify whether the dead militants.
AFP, in turn, said the 11 killed by militants but according to an interlocutor Agency, the number of victims could rise.
According to Reuters, in a funeral procession attended by Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud Baitulla who remained unhurt. The representatives of the Pakistani army did not confirm the fact of the shooting.
United States began to strike with the help of BPLA to Pakistan in 2008. Local authorities have repeatedly expressed their dissatisfaction with these operations, but the United States argue the need for their inability to Pakistani law enforcement officials and the army to deal with militants on its own.
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