The Pakistani army says it has found the wreckage of a suspected US spy plane near the Afghan border, but blamed a malfunction not ground fire for the crash.
US officials would not however confirm the loss of any drones, which gather intelligence and fire missiles on Taliban and al-Qaida bases in Pakistan's border belt. The incident comes just two days after Pakistani troops opened fire on two Pakistani troops kill 16 militants ...
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Kashmir firefight kills Indian and Pakistani troops ... US helicopter gunships that crossed into Pakistani airspace in North Waziristan. On September 3, South Waziristan was the scene of the first officially acknowledged operation by US forces on Pakistani soil, in which 15 people were killed. The recent incidents have inflamed tensions between the two nations.
(Deutsche Welle)
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