Pentagon Says U.S. Military Not Conducting Attacks in Pakistan

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Pentagon Says U.S. Military Not Conducting Attacks in Pakistan
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, WASHINGTON

The Pentagon said the U.S. military was not engaged in operations in a Pakistani border area where 18 people, including women and children, were reported killed Jan. 13 in a missile strike.

“There is no reason to believe the U.S. military is conducting operations there,” said Lt. Col. Todd Vician.

Villagers said two helicopters launched missiles and a bomb in the town of Mamund in the Bajur tribal area bordering Pakistan, destroying three houses.

They said the attack left five women, five children and eight men dead.

One of the houses destroyed in the attack belonged to Gul Zaman, a member of an outlawed Islamic extremist group, they said.