I found this story here from Yahoo News pretty funny (I do chuckle whenever 8 Taliban leave the Earth) as the story first tries to portray a truck carrying 8 Taliban as exploding from "grenades" it was carrying then suggesting perhaps a U.S. drone may have done it. Look at the two references IN THE SAME STORY!:
So, what do YOU think? I think a vehicle blown up to that degree, not only killing the 8 Taliban inside and wounding others outside of it HAD to have been hit by a drone's hellfire. Grenades? First off, when's the last time we saw Taliban using grenades? RPG's yes, grenades no. Secondly, there would have had to have been a lot of other explosives in this vehicle to cause that damage if it exploded from inside - and with 8 Taliban in it, highly unlikely.
Nope, I vote that another drone from the U.S. forces in Afghanistan scored a big one and it sure seems to me that until the new Pakistan government throws a huge hissy fit this will continue - let's face it, there is a smorgasboard of targets in this region of Pakistan and it appears to be like shooting fish in a barrel. :smile:
The suspects were travelling in a pick-up truck when it blew up near the town of Salarzai in militant-infested Bajaur tribal district, local administration official Adalat Khan told AFP.Okay, that was Version 1, here is Version 2:
He said the explosion was probably caused by hand grenades loaded in the truck.
However residents said a US drone from neighbouring Afghanistan was in the air when the explosion ripped apart the heavy truck, suggesting it might have been targeted from the air.
So, what do YOU think? I think a vehicle blown up to that degree, not only killing the 8 Taliban inside and wounding others outside of it HAD to have been hit by a drone's hellfire. Grenades? First off, when's the last time we saw Taliban using grenades? RPG's yes, grenades no. Secondly, there would have had to have been a lot of other explosives in this vehicle to cause that damage if it exploded from inside - and with 8 Taliban in it, highly unlikely.
Nope, I vote that another drone from the U.S. forces in Afghanistan scored a big one and it sure seems to me that until the new Pakistan government throws a huge hissy fit this will continue - let's face it, there is a smorgasboard of targets in this region of Pakistan and it appears to be like shooting fish in a barrel. :smile:
Blast kills eight Taliban in tribal Pakistan: officials
KHAR, Pakistan (AFP) - At least eight suspected Taliban were killed and several others wounded Wednesday when a blast ripped through their vehicle in a Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
The suspects were travelling in a pick-up truck when it blew up near the town of Salarzai in militant-infested Bajaur tribal district, local administration official Adalat Khan told AFP.
He said the explosion was probably caused by hand grenades loaded in the truck.
"The explosion killed eight people and destroyed the truck completely," a senior security official said.
Militant sources said the Taliban were heading to a tribal meeting which was deciding the fate of one of their captured fighters, who was blamed for an attack on an officer of the government-backed tribal police this week.
However residents said a US drone from neighbouring Afghanistan was in the air when the explosion ripped apart the heavy truck, suggesting it might have been targeted from the air.
The region is a known stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters. A US missile strike in Damadola in Bajaur earlier this month killed 14 militants.
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