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I am just not believing this. Especially since the bodies (presumably whole bodies) were taken away to "hide the real reason for the attacks." Hmmm.... not buying it.
"The statement, citing the chief official in the Bajur region where the Damadola is located, said its findings were from a report compiled by a "joint investigation team" but gave no specifics on who was included in the team.
"Four or five foreign terrorists have been killed in this missile attack whose dead bodies have been taken away by their companions to hide the real reason of the attack," the statement said.
"It is regrettable that 18 local people lost their lives in the attack, but this fact also cannot be denied, that 10-12 foreign extremists had been invited on a dinner," it said.
In Washington, a U.S counterterrorism official said Monday it was not yet known if al-Zawahri was killed.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said a compound that was hit has been visited in the past by significant terrorist figures. "There were strong indications that was happening again," the official said, adding that it appeared that some damage was done, even if al-Zawahri was not"
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