1.0 link 225467 <![CDATA[Pakistani Army Helicopter Crash Kills 26]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/pakistani-army-helicopter_n_225467.html ISLAMABAD &mdash; U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others, intelligence officials said.

The two attacks by drone aircraft took place in South Waziristan, a Mehsud stronghold close to the Afghan border where Pakistani troops are gearing up for a military offensive, two officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

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