Pakistani Troops Fire On US Helicopters, Report

Reuters:

ISLAMABAD - Firing by Pakistani troops forced two U.S. military helicopters to turn back to Afghanistan after they crossed into Pakistani territory early on Monday, Pakistani security officials said.

The incident took place near Angor Adda, a village in the tribal region of South Waziristan where U.S. commandos in helicopters raided a suspected al Qaeda and Taliban camp earlier this month.

"The U.S. choppers came into Pakistan by just 100 to 150 meters at Angor Adda. Even then our troops did not spare them, opened fire on them and they turned away," said one security official.

The U.S. and Pakistani military both denied that account, but Angor Adda villagers and officials supported it.

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Comments

[captnEarl]

Oh master screener what is the problem with my last comment???­??????????­????/

[WorkingClass]

Expanding the War About Nothing into Pakistan is dumb.

[steamboat]

Obama has made it public that he WILL send search and destroy missions into Pakistan. So does that mean Pakistani troops won't fire on our 'choppers if its a democratic president and not a republican president?

[captnEarl]

Probably he won't be as snotty as Bush has been or like McSame will be

[PublicusOrator]

There's a good retort people shooting at each other and you wonder whether a President is snotty.

[BobsNotWorking]

If Obama sends them they'll likely have a defined mission and they'll be moving fast as opposed to simply patrolling without any strategic plan.

[biglith]

He had to ball up to get the goober vote.

[GetoffMylawn]

yes

[Karisma]

Obama is right! We have to get Osama Bin Laden.

You have to cut off the head of a snake to kill it!

But Pakistan puts on a facade, to be willing to help us.

Palin is wrong to think, it will be easy by counting on Pakistan.