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A barrage of missiles believed fired from a U.S. unmanned plane destroyed a Taliban training camp on a mountain close to the Afghan border, killing at least 8 insurgents, two intelligence officials said. It was the second such attack in the South Waziristan tribal area in the last 24 hours. South Waziristan is a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who the Pakistan army is also targeting. The suspected drone fired six missiles at the mountain top training camp in the Karwan Manza area of South Waziristan before dawn Wednesday, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.
