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Missile strikes by a U.S. drone killed more than 50 people in South Waziristan, Pakistan, a Taliban stronghold. The Takeaway turns to Rob Watson, BBC defense correspondent, for more of the story.
A U.S. drone killed more than 50 people in missile strikes on a Taliban stronghold area of Pakistan. The strike happened in South Waziristan, where the people were attending the funeral of a militant commander who had been killed in an earlier strike. The attack came as the Pakistani army prepared a new offensive in the area. We turn to Rob Watson, the BBC’s defense correspondent, for more of the story.