Regis Philbin
Oct 29th, 2006, 08:41 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,226152,00.html
Pakistani Forces Destroy Al Qaeda-Linked Facility Near Afghan Border
Sunday, October 29, 2006
KHAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops backed by helicopters firing missiles destroyed an Al Qaeda-linked training facility in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, killing "many" militants, officials said.
The pre-dawn attack targeted a religious school — known as a madrassa — holding 70-80 militants in a village near the town of Khar, the main town in the Bajur tribal district, said army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan.
Sultan said the facility was destroyed but it was not immediately clear how many people had been killed.
The attack came two days after 5,000 pro-Taliban tribesmen held an anti-American rally in Damadola, a Bajur-area village close to the site of an alleged U.S. missile attack that killed several Al Qaeda members and civilians in January.
"We received confirmed intelligence reports that 70-80 militants were hiding in a madrassa used as a terrorist-training facility, which was destroyed by an army strike, led by helicopters," Sultan said.
Soldiers on the ground were tallying the number of dead, said Sultan.
Pakistani Forces Destroy Al Qaeda-Linked Facility Near Afghan Border
Sunday, October 29, 2006
KHAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops backed by helicopters firing missiles destroyed an Al Qaeda-linked training facility in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, killing "many" militants, officials said.
The pre-dawn attack targeted a religious school — known as a madrassa — holding 70-80 militants in a village near the town of Khar, the main town in the Bajur tribal district, said army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan.
Sultan said the facility was destroyed but it was not immediately clear how many people had been killed.
The attack came two days after 5,000 pro-Taliban tribesmen held an anti-American rally in Damadola, a Bajur-area village close to the site of an alleged U.S. missile attack that killed several Al Qaeda members and civilians in January.
"We received confirmed intelligence reports that 70-80 militants were hiding in a madrassa used as a terrorist-training facility, which was destroyed by an army strike, led by helicopters," Sultan said.
Soldiers on the ground were tallying the number of dead, said Sultan.