10-30-2006, 10:53 AM
<b>Pakistan destroys al-Qaeda-linked site </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Khar, Oct 30: Pakistani troops backed by helicopters firing missiles destroyed an al-Qaeda-linked training facility in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, killing "many" militants, officials said.
The pre-dawn attack targeted a religious school â known as a madrassa â holding 70-80 militants in a village near the town of Khar, the main town in the Bajur tribal district, said army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan.
Sultan said the facility was destroyed but it was not immediately clear how many people had been killed............<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The pre-dawn attack targeted a religious school â known as a madrassa â holding 70-80 militants in a village near the town of Khar, the main town in the Bajur tribal district, said army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan.
Sultan said the facility was destroyed but it was not immediately clear how many people had been killed............<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->