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Suspected U.S. missiles slammed into a training camp ran by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, killing at least 17 militants in the latest in a flurry of strikes against him and his followers, intelligence officials said. Five foreigners were among the dead in the attack in South Waziristan close to the Afghan border, the officials said, but their nationalities were not known. Top Arab leaders of the al-Qaida terror network are believed to be hiding in the region, as well as scores of militants from nearby countries, especially Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Two missiles hit the camp in Jangara, a village close to Makeen, the hometown of Mehsud, four officials told. The missiles were believed fired by unmanned American planes.
