Fuck: Suspected U.S. drone hits Islamic seminary in Pakistan, killing six

[cali]

A suspected U.S. drone targeted an Islamic seminary early Thursday in Northwest Pakistan, killing six people in an attack likely to inflame tensions over the CIA drone campaign.

According to local officials, three missiles were fired into a madrassa in Kyber Pakhutunkhwa province about 5 a.m. local time, a rare strike outside of Pakistan’s tribal areas.

Umar Khan Bangash, a local politician who lives in the area, said the madrassa constructed from mud was destroyed. Four adult students and two teachers were killed, according to a local intelligence official.

The seminary is frequently used by refugees from Afghanistan as well as suspected militants affiliated with the Haqqani network, which has ties to al-Qaeda and carries out attacks inside Afghanistan.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-drone-hits-islamic-seminary-in-pakistan/2013/11/21/c8cd26d6-5285-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html

[Berlum]

1. .

[Scuba]

2. Winning hearts and minds?

Or just creating more terrorists?

[Recursion]

3. I wish the story said where in the province it was

It's a weirdly gerrymandered province (see the map below) -- some of it borders right up against the Federally administered tribal area, but it goes all the way over to Jammu and Islamabad.



If we're starting to hit targets far outside of FATA, that's a whole nother can of worms...

[cali]

4. thanks for posting that map

[Heather MC]

5. We shouldn't be hitting anyone, anywhere.

This drone thing is just cruel.

[JRLeft]

6. Agreed