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US drone strikes in Pakistan kill 13 in flurry of weekend attacks

Several deadly strikes executed as Pakistanis celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the festival of Eid al-FitrA flurry of US drone attacks pounded northern Pakistan over the weekend, killing 13 people in three separate attacks, officials and witnesses said on Sunday. The attacks came as Pakistanis celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the festival of Eid al-Fitr. A drone killed five people and injured two in North Waziristan early on Sunday morning, an intelligence official said.He said the death toll was based...

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Published By: The Guardian - Sunday, 19 August, 2012