Pakistan Destroys al-Qaida-Linked Site

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Pakistani troops backed by helicopters firing missiles destroyed an al-Qaida-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-Qaida members and civilians in January.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6179638,00.html

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1. Gosh, I wonder if we'll find out Osama killed there?

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2. Everything is "linked" to this al-Qaeda thing.

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3. I'll bet Kevin Bacon is linked too. nt

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4. AP: Pakistani troops open fire on school ( as many as 80 killed)

By HABIBULLAH KHAN, Associated Press Writer 41 minutes ago



KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistani troops and helicopters firing missiles killed as many as 80 militants training at a religious school used as an al-Qaida training center near the Afghan border, officials said.

Local leaders said all those slain when the school, or madrassa, was destroyed were civilians.

Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan said initial estimates based on intelligence sources on the ground indicated that the attack killed about 80 suspected militants, who appeared to be in their 20s and were from Pakistan and other countries.

more;http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061030/ap_on_re_mi_ea/pakistan_militants_attacked

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6. from your link

Siraj ul-Haq, a Cabinet minister from the North West Frontier Province, condemned the attack and announced he would resign from the government in protest.

"The government has launched an attack during the night, which is against Islam and the traditions of the area," ul-Haq told the AP during the funeral. "They (the victims) were not given any warning. This was an unprovoked attack on a madrassa. They were innocent people."

Ul-Haq, who belongs to the powerful Islamic political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, said protests would be staged throughout the northern tribal region on Tuesday to denounce the attack.

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5. Hope they got the monkey bars...that thing is SCAAAA-RREEEE with guys with the hoods

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