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Bosonic Donating Member (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 01:09 AM
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NATO incursion into Pakistan wounds two troops: officials
Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A NATO helicopter incursion into Pakistan's North Waziristan wounded two troops on Tuesday, local intelligence officials said, further ratcheting up tensions between Islamabad and the West.

"It happened early morning," a Pakistani intelligence official in the region, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. "The helicopter hit a Pakistani check post on the border in the Datta Khel area."

Another intelligence official said several Pakistani helicopters took off from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, toward the site of the attack. The purpose of the Pakistani mobilization was unclear.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/us-pakistan-nato-idUSTRE74G0PS20110517
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 02:44 AM
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1. Reuters: NATO helicopters returned fire second time they were shot at
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-17-11 07:54 AM
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2. I said it yesterday and I will say it again today...
I'm getting a very creepy feeling that we will be at war with pakistan by years end.
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