Coalition forces’ attack kills 20 in S Waziristan, Pakistan

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 2:19 pm

WANA: Pakistani government confirmed that 20 people were killed in coalition forces’ attack at Angorada area of South Waiziristan on Wednesday morning.

NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani strongly condemned the incident and termed it an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty.

Earlier, Geo News correspondent Mushtaq Yousufzai tod four helicopters of coalition forces landed in Angaorada in the wee hours of Wednesday and started search operation.

Coalition troops killed nine people of a family of local tribesman Taj Muhammad. They further searched two more houses and killed four persons in one house and one person in another house. Five women and four children also included among the dead.

At least fifteen people have been killed and several injured during operation. Local tribesmen launched protest and chanted anti-American slogans after the incident.

The bodies and injured have been shifted to hospital.