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Wed 09 Sep 2008US drone aircraft crashes in Pakistan
PAKISTAN:A pilotless US drone aircraft crashed in northwest Pakistan's South Waziristan region yesterday, Pakistani news channels reported, but there was no official confirmation.
US forces have launched a number of attacks with missiles fired by drones, and one ground assault, on militant targets in northwest Pakistan in recent weeks, infuriating the US ally which says the attacks are a violation of Pakistani sovereignty.
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