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Pakistan questions tribesmen to find gunmen in Copter attack
Quetta, Apr 21: Pakistani authorities have questioned at least 10 tribal leaders to try to locate the gunmen who shot at a military helicopter in a remote tribal region, injuring three Americans and four Pakistanis on board, officials said today.
Quetta, Apr 21: Pakistani authorities have
questioned at least 10 tribal leaders to try to locate the
gunmen who shot at a military helicopter in a remote tribal
region, injuring three Americans and four Pakistanis on board,
officials said today.
The attack occurred last Wednesday near Sui, some 450 kms
south of Quetta, the Baluchistan provincial capital.
The pilot landed the aircraft safely at Jacobabad air
base, about 70 kms south of Sui. It was unclear who the
Americans were and what they were doing in that region. One
Pakistan government official said they were conducting a
survey, but refused to give details.
Several US special forces are in the tribal region
working with the Pakistani military to hunt down Taliban and
al-Qaeda fleeing the US-led coalition's war in neighbouring
Afghanistan.
The area where the incident took place is controlled by the Bugti tribe, whose tribesmen have blown up two gas pipelines, according to the government.
Attacks on government installations by tribesmen are common in Pakistan's tribal regions, where the federal government has limited control and access. However, it was the first time that gunmen tried to shoot down a Pakistan military helicopter. Bureau Report
The area where the incident took place is controlled by the Bugti tribe, whose tribesmen have blown up two gas pipelines, according to the government.
Attacks on government installations by tribesmen are common in Pakistan's tribal regions, where the federal government has limited control and access. However, it was the first time that gunmen tried to shoot down a Pakistan military helicopter. Bureau Report