INQUIRER.net: Pakistan: 10 foreign tourists, local guide killed

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Pakistan: 10 foreign tourists, local guide killed Jun 24th 2013, 00:42 ISLAMABAD – Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at the base of one of the world's tallest mountains in northern Pakistan, officials said Sunday.   The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, saying it was to avenge the death of their deputy leader in a U.S. drone strike last month. The attack took place in an area that has largely been peaceful, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the Taliban's major sanctuaries along the Afghan border. But the militant group, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the gov... Keep on reading: Pakistan: 10 foreign tourists, local guide killed Media files: nanga-parbat.png (image/jpeg)

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